Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54008
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120591
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-54008
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 virtio_vdpa_find_vqs() function in drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54008
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2592243ccd5bb5341f59be409ccfdd586841f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628b53fc66ca1910a3cb53c3c7e44e59750c3668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae15aceaa98ad9499763923f7890e345d9f46b60
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6