#VU115246 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53202
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115246
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-2023-53202
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 genpd_debug_add() function in drivers/base/power/domain.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/0b6200e1e9f53dabdc30d0f6c51af9a5f664d32b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/543d7113c37206ed7dae7bfb0b7e50955077770e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde67cb7d2d1757baa83271c1f0892727e79f52e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddc132eb0dca3969f9146ef8feac0aa542aa305
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99