SB2025102371 - Resource management error in Linux kernel riscv mm
Published: October 23, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025102371
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-2023-53699)
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 website.
References
- 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