#VU115905 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53420
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115905
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-2023-53420
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the ntfs_list_ea() function in fs/ntfs3/xattr.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/3c675ddffb17a8b1e32efad5c983254af18b12c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/721b75ea2dfce53a8890dff92ae01afca8e74f88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86a2517df6c9304db8fb12b77136ec7a5d85994
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3380d895e28a32632eb3609f5bd515adee4e5a1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121