#VU119316 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53763
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119316
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-2023-53763
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 do_read_inode() function in fs/f2fs/inode.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/0d545a8e77cbd1fbad311b18952e38e0f7672ab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/958ccbbf1ce716d77c7cfa79ace50a421c1eed73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb3cd66301ef752fae2922452660f228d69bcaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea35767edc78327c686e21fe1231b668f11be0db
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16