SB2025050489 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ext4
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050489
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-2023-53101)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the swap_inode_boot_loader() function in fs/ext4/ioctl.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/01a821aacc64d4b05dafd239dbc9b7856686002f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a6c9a6415999fee1259ccf1796480c026b7d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f00c476da8fe7c4c34ea16abb55d74127120413
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59eee0cdf8c036f554add97a4da7c06d7a9ff34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb27b1e76f0cc886ac09055bc41c0ab3f205167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9a4cc5486356158554f6ad73027d8635a48b34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c1447e483c05dbcfb3ff77ac04237a82070b8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5361da1e60d54ec81346aee8e3d8baf1be0b762
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.310
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3