Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52497
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93097
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52497
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 and modify data on the system,.
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 and modify data on the system,.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0180e940cf1aefa7d516e20b259ad34f7a8b379
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77cbc04a1a8610e303a0e0d74f2676667876a184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33bf23c9940dbd3a22aad7f0cda4c84ed5701847
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36d200a80a3ca025532ed60dd1ac21b620e14ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffc4cc334c5bb31ded54bc3cfd651735a3cb79e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c12466b6b7bf1e56f9b32c366a3d83d87afb4de
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.211
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.150
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.76
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8