#VU93001 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52511
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93001
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-2023-52511
CWE-ID: CWE-400
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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff05ed4ae214011464a0156f05cac1b0b46b5fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15bb292b24630ee832bfc7fd616bd72c7682bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c21c9c7289692f4019f163c3b06d8bdf78b355
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171f8a49f212e87a8b04087568e1b3d132e36a18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.134
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6