#VU117608 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53699
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117608
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-2023-53699
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the setup_bootmem() and paging_init() functions in arch/riscv/mm/init.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/0a1b80ff4f721c4be98707bfe9d20238df133eb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fadc0d04119c2fe4a20287767ab904c6d21ba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4284246fca2ef482a8fcf5ad7d2c33a45b41e9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba11f4e59509538810e5c44578fc73984acdf1d7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4