#VU115566 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53281
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115566
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-2023-53281
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 _rtw_join_timeout_handler() function in drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.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/209850f17717a3b5cc558578bef5631ac7045539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/215792eda008f6a1e7ed9d77fa20d582d22bb114
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a50e44a66d268ee5db3d177f1fdc1503dbce6e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab1bace1dd3875371b481ef4301c4671bddea22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc327e87c6d9bfd9ee08e76396b3c0ba848ec554
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15