#VU117600 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53713
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117600
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-2023-53713
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimdmacros.h. 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/1403a899153a12d93fd510e463fd6d0eafba4336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8769a62faacbbb6cac5e35d9047ce445183d4e9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893b24181b4c4bf1fa2841b1ed192e5413a97cb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97669214944e80d3756657c21c4f286f3da6a423
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39