#VU120858 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54246
Published: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120858
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-2023-54246
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 rcu_scale_writer() function in kernel/rcu/rcuscale.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/4f03fba096bfded90e0d71eba8839a46922164d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55887adc76e19aec9763186e2c1d0a3481d20e96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ed0cdb6ae0383dd14b02375c353773836884ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9416dccb31fdb190d25d57e97674f232651f6560
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60c122a1614b4f65b29a7bef9d83b9fd30e937a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.197
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.133
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.55
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6