#VU115866 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53381
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115866
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-2023-53381
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_copy() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.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/2da50149981d05955e51c28e982e9ac29bd73417
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34e8f9ec4c9ac235f917747b23a200a5e0ec857b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3c05402547aaca3edb23327b50f01a881831b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80a15dc4a0214b55ca42675bb0bb2a8d857eb1d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f0df37520a27ad99eaacf38418b3d2bb5023105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16