#VU106153 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52930
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106153
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-2023-52930
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 i915_gem_object_set_tiling() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_tiling.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/0769f997a7b6d5cb8336db0b4ec3d2d311b8097c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7057a8f126f14f14b040faecfa220fd27c6c2f85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b591abac78e25269b12e3d7170c99463f8c5cb02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3ebc3e23bd9028a8a9a26cbc5985f99be445f65
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.93