#VU115243 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53199
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115243
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-2023-53199
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 ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.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/0af54343a76263a12dbae7fafb64eb47c4a6ad38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc6401fafde11712a83089fa2cc874cfd10e2cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61490d2710277e8a55009b7682456ae22f8087cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9acdec72787af1bc8ed92711b52118c8e3e638a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c766e37fccd5a5c5059be7efcd9618bf8a2c17c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd8316767099920a5d41feed1afab0c482a43e9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f26dd69f61eff2eedf5df2d199bdd23108309947
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173