#VU115785 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53360
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115785
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-2023-53360
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference within the nfs_readhdr_alloc() and nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds() functions in fs/nfs/read.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/303a78052091c81e9003915c521fdca1c7e117af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f4cb206bd94b3f4a7bb05fcdce9525283b5681
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adac9f0ddd2b291c7ce41f549fdb27a13616cff5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5d5672f1db711e91db6f52df5cb16ecd8f5692
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3