#VU92966 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52787
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92966
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-2023-52787
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 blk_mq_get_new_requests(), blk_mq_get_cached_request() and blk_mq_submit_bio() functions in block/blk-mq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c8e0ff76d10f6bf70a7237678f27c20cf59bc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c309ded295b7f8849097d71ae231456ca79f78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80056bd75a16e4550873ecefe12bc8fd190b1cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0077e269f6c152e807fdac90b58caf012cdbaab
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.72
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7