#VU119746 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53839
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119746
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53839
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the do_dccp_getsockopt() and dccp_sendmsg() functions in net/dccp/proto.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/162fa1e3cfb62aa780d7c40c8cccb6c2f8bef7c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bdc7f272b3a110a4e1fdee6c47c8d20f9b20817
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67eebc7a9217f999b779d46fba5312a716f0dc1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d701c95ee6463abcbb6da543060d6e444554135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47e598fbd8617967e49d85c49c22f9fc642704c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ddc1c774874dc704f96a99d015dc759627bba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f38d313bdfc52fb2f662e66d0c60dd1cfe2384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f239c9e1d98b313435481b4926e8bdd06197e4d8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.127