#VU116319 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53462
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116319
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-2023-53462
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 fill_frame_info() function in net/hsr/hsr_forward.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/1e90a93ac4845c31724ec5dc96fb51e608435a9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484b4833c604c0adcf19eac1ca14b60b757355b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61866f7d814e5792bf47410d7d3ff32e49bd292a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4480c5e6ebaf9f797ac300e2a97a02d4e70cfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7a0ba7e840dc5d54cdbd8466be27e6aedce1e5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.4