#VU116581 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53607
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116581
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-2023-53607
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the snd_ymfpci_memalloc() function in sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.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/32b9bd7cfc2e2d92d595386add4e111b232b351f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be2e7522eb529b41c16d459f33bbdbcddbf5c15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d2a7e93c8322ca6b858f6736d7fc3d034e6c23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e34c88000febc83e41aa7db0b0a41676314818
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0217b09910c081b6471181345ea5b24025edf51
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.10