Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52981
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106148
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52981
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the capture_engine() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c, within the __guc_reset_context() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c, within the engine_dump_active_requests() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c, within the intel_context_find_active_request() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52981
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 6.1.11