#VU117607 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53712
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117607
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-2023-53712
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the machine_crash_nonpanic_core() function in arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.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/46870eea5496ff277e86187a49ac5a667cfe60c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5590ba4560eefbd19a4ed07c7e7c8e4c51ffc628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8922ba71c969d2a0c01a94372a71477d879470de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee378f45a70d09b51373ba495d30d99ef12219c1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.55