#VU120862 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54177
Published: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120862
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-2023-54177
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 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 repository.
External links
- 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