CVE-2023-53117

fs: prevent out-of-bounds array speculation when closing a file descriptor

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2025 at 03:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: prevent out-of-bounds array speculation when closing a file descriptor Google-Bug-Id: 114199369

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.14.3102.6.12 ≤ v < 4.14.3102.6.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2782.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1752.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1032.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2372.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.202.6.12 ≤ v < 6.2.72.6.12 ≤ v < 6.34.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2784.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2375.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1035.16 ≤ v < 6.1.205.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1756.2 ≤ v < 6.2.71da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.126.3 rc1
Vendor states this is fixed in 3d5d9501b634fd268eb56428cda92cd317752d69 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 609d54441493c99f21c1823dfd66fa7f4c512ff4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6631c8da02cfad96c53b217cf647b511c7f34faf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a759905de9cd6ec9ca08ceadf0920272772ed830 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cec08b7d1ebcd3138d4658b3868ce26aeb1e8e06 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eea8e4e056a5ffbeb539a13854c017d5d62c756a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f31cd5da636682caea424fa1c22679016cbfc16b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f8cd8754a03a3748384ee438c572423643c9c315 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.310 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.278 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.103 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.237 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.20 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d5d9501b634fd268eb56428cda92cd317752d69
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609d54441493c99f21c1823dfd66fa7f4c512ff4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6631c8da02cfad96c53b217cf647b511c7f34faf
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a759905de9cd6ec9ca08ceadf0920272772ed830
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cec08b7d1ebcd3138d4658b3868ce26aeb1e8e06
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea8e4e056a5ffbeb539a13854c017d5d62c756a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31cd5da636682caea424fa1c22679016cbfc16b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cd8754a03a3748384ee438c572423643c9c315

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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