#VU120576 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54140
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120576
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-2023-54140
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 nilfs_load_inode_block() function in fs/nilfs2/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/46c11be2dca295742a5508ea910a77f7733fb7f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473795610594f261e98920f0945550314df36f07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4da07e958bfda2d69d83db105780e8916e3ac02e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a73016a5e12a09586a96f998e91f9ea145cd00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b308b3eabc429649b5501d36290cea403fbd746c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b911bef132a06de01a745c6a24172d6db7216333
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdaac8e7e5a059f9b5e816cda257f08d0abffacd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95e403588738c7ec38f52b9f490b15e7745d393
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d637b63d8a27ac3386f186a694907f2717fc13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.195