#VU108496 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53081
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108496
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-2023-53081
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the ocfs2_write_end_nolock() function in fs/ocfs2/aops.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/1629f6f522b2d058019710466a84b240683bbee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/205759c6c18f54659b0b5976b14a52d1b3eb9f57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47eb055ad3588fc96d34e9e1dd87b210ce62906b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c24eb49ab44351424ac8fe8567f91ea48a06089
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90410bcf873cf05f54a32183afff0161f44f9715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d7a4bd5656552d6259e2d0f8859f9e8cc5ef68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e53869cb43c96d6d851c491fd4e26430ab6ba6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26f3ff4c0be590c1250f945ac2e4fc5fcdc5f45
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.280