#VU116692 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53674
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116692
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-2023-53674
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 devm_clk_notifier_register() function in drivers/clk/clk.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/49451db71b746df990888068961f1033f7c9b734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fb933e56f77a57ef7cfc59fc34cbbf1b1fa31ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a326cf0107b197e649bbaa2a2b1355894826ce32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1b04fd4283fc8f9acefe0ddc61ba072ed44877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efbbda79b2881a04dcd0e8f28634933d79e17e49
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.4