SB20250916310 - Resource management error in Linux kernel f2fs
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916310
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53262)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the f2fs_handle_stop() function in fs/f2fs/super.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/1aa161e43106d46ca8e9a86f4aa28d420258134b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f74c8b8419a289b85aa9c85e5f4d8c2cc9f5fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/977df5c13a4b253a718ec44a4eb957c612bf73f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2746c56dd2cc47f70cc3931977be556172c246d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2