#VU120567 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54132
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120567
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-2023-54132
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the legacy_load_cluster_from_disk() function in fs/erofs/zmap.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/060fecf1114ff9fcfe87953fe8c4fc5048777160
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4579cd6e4936de107c82499c3c9ee11b63401e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee7a86e28ce9ead7112286c388df8d254c373c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/880c79bdb002b9d5b6940e52c2ad3829c2178207
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a845419b3722869f09883319de4d55c44d9aef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4efd3dd2ac9f89143e5d881609747ecff04164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01b2894928affa3339d355608713cf3db8360b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15