CVE-2023-53387
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in UFS subsystem
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 18, 2025
Updated · July 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Universal Flash Storage (UFS) subsystem. A local attacker with low privileges could trigger a vulnerability during the handling of UFS device management command timeouts. If a command times out and its doorbell fails to clear, a subsequent completion can lead to a use-after-free condition on a stack-allocated structure. This can result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference