Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53466
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116345
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-2023-53466
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 mt7915_mcu_exit() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53466
Install update from vendor's repository.