#VU119787 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53859
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119787
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-2023-53859
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 account_idle_time_irq() function in arch/s390/kernel/idle.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/49aa49952116b8fd56bfb1e8c69bce179f49bece
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611c390217106c46e24e1af3db83187339d447ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9cbc1b471d291c865907542394f1c483b93a811
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc60c4f12d8a056f20d8f4d0086a36c68ffa9fdc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3