#VU106151 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52936
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106151
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52936
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the debugfs_add_domain_dir() function in kernel/irq/irqdomain.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/066ecbf1a53eb0b92b10c8df7808666be6ea5681
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf1c917bf1c761a557b26410024e90057646c049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83d7ed260283560700d4034a80baad46620481b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2