#VU120600 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54119
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120600
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-2023-54119
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the inotify_handle_inode_event() function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.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/145f54ea336b06cf4f92eeee996f2ffca939ea43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ad86d8c12220de97e80d88b5b4c934a40e1812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d65c97777e5b4a845637800d5d7b648f5772106
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb33166aed888769ea63d6af49515893f8a1f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a48bacee05860c6089c3482bcdc80720b0ee5732
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c915d8f5918bea7c3962b09b8884ca128bfd9b0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3294998489d39835006240e9c6e6b2ac62022e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16