Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53411
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115850
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-53411
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the em_debug_create_pd() function in kernel/power/energy_model.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53411
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30fee10192e1239478a0987bc7ee445d5e980d46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5100c4efc30636aa48ac517dece3c3b7f84fe367
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e4d4885d0ae011860fb599d50d01b8fdca2b87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e8c13ccd6a9a636d27353da62c2410c4eca337
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e974e8f1e37d22c0de07374f8ddc84073fef2f1d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173