SB20251230307 - Resource management error in Linux kernel quota
Published: December 30, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251230307
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-2023-54177)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the invalidate_dquots() function in fs/quota/dquot.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/3f378783c47b5749317ea008d8c931d6d3986d8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/579d814de87c3cac69c9b261efa165d07cde3357
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6432843debe1ec7d76c5b2f76c67f9c5df22436e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6478eabc92274efae6269da7c515ba2b4c8e88d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f4e543d277a12dfeff027e6ab24a170e1bfc160
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965bad2bf1afef64ec16249da676dc7310cca32e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbaebbba722cb9738c55903efce11f51cdd97bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a95db3c7ad160bc16b89e36449705309b52bcb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.293
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.192
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.123
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.255
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5