#VU115471 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53204
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115471
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-2023-53204
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the unix_inflight(), unix_notinflight() and too_many_unix_fds() functions in net/unix/scm.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/03d133dfbcec9d439729cc64706c7eb6d1663a24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bc36c0650b21df36fbec8136add83936eaf0607
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9151ed4b006125cba7c06c79df504340ea4e9386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac92f239a079678a035c0faad9089354a874aede
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adcf4e069358cdee8593663650ea447215a1c49e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b401d7e485b0a234cf8fe9a6ae99dbcd20863138
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9cdbb38e030fc2fe97fe27b54cbb6b4fbff250f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df97b5ea9f3ac9308c3a633524dab382cd59d9e5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.326