# CVE-2023-0615: Denial of service in Kernel

> A local user can crash the system via memory leaks and integer overflows in the V4L2 vivid test code if enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** AZL-13364, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0615, GHSA-95rp-7qcx-wxr4, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0615

## What is CVE-2023-0615?

CVE-2023-0615 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A memory leak flaw and potential divide by zero and Integer overflow was found in the Linux kernel V4L2 and vivid test code functionality. This issue occurs when a user triggers ioctls, such as VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS ioctl. This could allow a local user to crash the system if vivid test code enabled.

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime), CWE-369 (Divide By Zero), CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0615?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-0615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0615 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.