SB20250916318 - Resource management error in Linux kernel sched
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916318
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-2023-53215)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the load_balance() function in kernel/sched/fair.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/0dd37d6dd33a9c23351e6115ae8cdac7863bc7de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32d937f94b7805d4c9028b8727a7d6241547da54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34eb902050d473bb2befa15714fb1d30a0991c15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb43222bab8ab328fc91ed30899b3df2efbccfd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0c79aa33075b34c3cdcea4132c0afb3fc42d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a5f711efceb37e32c48cd6b40addb671fea9cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5286f4655ce2fa28f477c0b957ea7f323fe2fab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec1857b1ea5cc3ea2b600564f1c95d1a6f27ad1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.251