#VU115235 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53241
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115235
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-2023-53241
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 nfsd4_encode_operation() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15a8b55dbb1ba154d82627547c5761cac884d810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d0dcada384af22dec764c8374a2997870ec86ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65a33135e91e6dd661ecdf1194b9d90c49ae3570
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11d8162c24af4a351d21e2c804d25ca493305e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b623a8e5d38a69a3ef8644acb1030dd7c7bc28b3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.24