#VU116761 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53680
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116761
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53680
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the nfsd4_decode_compound() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50827896c365e0f6c8b55ed56d444dafd87c92c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/804d8e0a6e54427268790472781e03bc243f4ee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a64160124d5a078be0c380b1e8a0bad2d040d3a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f352c41fa718482979e7e6b71b4da2b718e381cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffcbcf087581ae68ddc0a21460f7ecd4315bdd0e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.24