SB2025091645 - Memory leak in Linux kernel spi driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091645
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53225)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the spi_imx_remove() function in drivers/spi/spi-imx.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/11951c9e3f364d7ae3b568a0e52c8335d43066b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a463226638f1ceabbb029cbd21b0c94640f1b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d16305a1535873e0a8a8ae92ea2d9106ec2d7df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa93a46f998a9069368026ac52bba96868c59157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64cb3f085fed296103c91f0db6acad30a021b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90822ad63d11301e425311dac0c8e12ca1737b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.111