SB2025050315 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nilfs2
Published: May 3, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050315
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53035)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nilfs_ioctl_wrap_copy() function in fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/003587000276f81d0114b5ce773d80c119d8cb30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb105cc72beb9d51bf12f5c657336d2d35bdc5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f33b042f74fc9662eba17f4cd19b07d84bbc6c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a6550b365c0ce2e65905de57dcbfe1f7d629726
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5cbf6a8c0e19b062b829c5b7aca01468bb57f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c5034e9a0e03db8d5e9eabb176340259b5b97e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94932381e8dae4117e9129b3c1282e18aa97b05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d18db946cc6a394291539e030df32324285648f7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177