#VU115706 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53313
Published: September 17, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115706
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-2023-53313
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 max_corrected_read_errors_store() function in drivers/md/md.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/025fde32fb957a5c271711bc66841f817ff5f299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d10428e8dffed0bac2502f34151729fc189cd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c805a44b7569ca1017a4714385182d98bba212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c76920e547d4b931bed758bad83fd658dd88b4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74050a3fdd4aecfd2cbf74d3c145812ab2744375
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef6e98eb772594edd4399625e4e1bbe45971fa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d8f38310bce3282374983b229d94edbaf1e570
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83cb411aa1c6c9617db9329897f4506ba9e9b9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b20a405428803bd9881881d8242c9d72c6b2b2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.322
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.291
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.188
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.251
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5