#VU115708 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53317
Published: September 17, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115708
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-2023-53317
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 ext4_get_group_desc() and ext4_validate_block_bitmap() functions in fs/ext4/balloc.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/1b90fbc7590124c57a2e590de7fd07eba26606f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d356d902e9d5b1aaaaf2326d365340fa8a90c1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/775b00ba23f6f916fe2ac60c5ff7fd0fe4f28d0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d55e76e11592a1d18a179c7fd34ca1b52632beb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba62fa84a8eac44a53a2862de8a40e5bdfa0ae3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd45e536f47a82e0a405f9a4b6c7ceb367171ee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4d503c956a744cb59e509ca5f134cfad423c7a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa08a7b61dff8a4df11ff1e84abfc214b487caf7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.283
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.112
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.243
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4