Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53829
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119767
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53829
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the f2fs_abort_atomic_write() function in fs/f2fs/segment.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53829
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 6.5.4