#VU120859 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54211
Published: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120859
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-2023-54211
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 __ftrace_event_enable_disable() function in kernel/trace/trace_events.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/1488d782c9e43087a3f341b8186cd25f3cf75583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528c9d73153754defb748f0b96ad33308668d817
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/813cede7b2f5a4b1b75d2d4bb4e705cc8e063b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3a3c7bddab9b6c5690b20796ef5e332b8c48afb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d2fd1703cdc8ecfc3e73987e0fb7474ae2b074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f4ab423107dc1ba8e9cc6488c645be6403d3f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdcc35e6454133feb61561b4e0d0c80e52cbc2ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dea499781a1150d285c62b26659f62fb00824fce
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.322
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.190
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.124
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.253
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.43
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5