#VU117609 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53711
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117609
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-2023-53711
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the nfs_file_direct_read() function in fs/nfs/direct.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/0ec26716e45d615edfff46012e7dedcc0ac5f7ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4185605cd0f72ec8bf8b423aacd94cd5ee13bbcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88975a55969e11f26fe3846bf4fbf8e7dc8cbbd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da302f1d476a44245823a74546debb5d160bf5bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac14a1dbe20e003215dacb8a3a1a7e4ca4e0ad0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.54