#VU119362 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53761
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119362
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-2023-53761
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 usbtmc_ioctl_request() function in drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.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/0ced12bdf624d8d8977ddb16eb130cd479d92bcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b43d9df27a708f4079d518b879f517fea150a91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50775a046c68e1d157d5e413cae2e5e00da1c463
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6340e432cf70bf156b19c6f5dd737d940eca02a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cef7681aa7719ff585dd06113a061ab2def7da0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94d25e9128988c6a1fc9070f6e98215a95795bd8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.244
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.30
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4