#VU116265 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53463
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116265
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-2023-53463
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 a race condition within the __ibmvnic_open() function in drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.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/48538ccb825b05544ec308a509e2cc9c013402db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91a0632e73070928aafeb36b3cc676843c716931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8aedf29db1280c83191fc9579ae605791faf97f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67ef8f9f6776e2b2073cad7c5cf29de850f83d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39