#VU115838 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53423
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115838
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-2023-53423
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 create_static_call_sections() function in tools/objtool/check.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/3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5