#VU117579 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53722
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117579
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-2023-53722
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 raid1_remove_disk() function in drivers/md/raid1.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/25a68f2286be56fb3a6f9fa0e269c04b5e6c6e24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bdb92eaf645e312975357adc3c4e9523b6e67f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f7d853b4590fc20e90dd50e346c02811a8c5b08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f96c0665f9f4cf70130c9757750dc43dc679c82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7993cfc041481a3a9cd4a3858088fc846b8ccaf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0472b50bcf0f19a5119b00a53b63579c8e1e4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91fbd4e75cb573f44d2619a9dc2f9ba927040760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beedf40f73939f248c81802eda08a2a8148ea13e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.326