#VU116484 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53594
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116484
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-2023-53594
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 device_add() function in drivers/base/core.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/6977b1a5d67097eaa4d02b0c126c04cc6e8917c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d389e363075c2e1deb84a560686ea92123e4b8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1dbff10c6cd3b43457f3efd3c9c4950009635bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39d21154db87545d8f0b25d13c326f37cc32239
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3