Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53605
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116479
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-2023-53605
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 dc_construct_ctx() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53605
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bdea8ee92a6abc650b2189fd5c53f36859baecb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8701be1f66064ca72733c5f6e13748cdbf8397
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ace0dd67ee386be1ddcf59dab49d6d9a54e62e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae15ebaefc4878d614f10cc56ea672f88cea582
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d473c55ce1975c9e601c25293328a5039225d2b2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173