#VU120585 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54108
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120585
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-2023-54108
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 qla_nvme_release_fcp_cmd_kref(), qla_nvme_release_ls_cmd_kref() and qla_nvme_ls_req() functions in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.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/3a564de3a299856f2cbd289649cea2e20d671a43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee4f1991c54c6707aa9df47e51c02ea25bb63e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77302fb0e357da666d5249a6e91078feeef3dade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad6af23593594402c826eefdf43ae174e5f0f202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c75e6aef5039830cce5d4cf764dd204522f89e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e596253113b69b4018818260bd5da40c201bee73
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173