#VU108400 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53096
Published: May 3, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108400
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-2023-53096
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 icc_node_destroy() function in drivers/interconnect/core.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/2e0b13a1827229a02abef97b50ffaf89ba25370a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3167306455d0fbbbcf08cb25651acc527a86a95e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5904f415e1af72fa8fe6665aa4f554dc2099a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1722e4113281fb34e5b4fb5c5387b17cd39a537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efae80ca13faa94457208852825731da44a788ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1e3a20c60196c37a402c584d0c9de306ba988ce
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.238