SB20250916315 - Resource management error in Linux kernel thermal driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916315
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-2023-53242)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the hi3660_thermal_probe() function in drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.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/15cc25829a97c3957e520e971868aacc84341317
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf2181e438f43ed24e12424fe36d156cca233b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e675a9b69cfc34dd915d91a4650e3ee53421f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6756cd09889c7201ee31e6f76fbd914fb0b80d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02bc492883abf751fd1a8d89fc025fbce6744c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5aaf140ab1c02889c088e1b1098adad600541af
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99