SB2025122693 - Memory leak in Linux kernel i2c busses driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122693
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-2023-54009)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cdns_i2c_master_xfer() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.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/2d65599ad1e4f195bbb80752cd5cbc2f1a018dba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b14d7c6ba0ba5d167f5ef588ca6dfe1af6dd0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a712b5a95270e62209f5c2201c774f708f75234e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1664f04f504a998737f5bb563f16b44357bcca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0dc6553b5f2b1272c01b0eba5fe2fd89cc59f44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7bf900c3215c77f6d779d1532faa22b79f2430
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180