#VU116696 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53650
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116696
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-2023-53650
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 mipid_spi_probe() function in drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_mipid.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/09ea1ae4a2ec17774892cfcff50f6d33dfa1e06f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4c21804076e461a6453ee4d09872172336aa1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/716efd08985e3104031d1b655930b1f1c45fa8a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79a3908d1ea6c35157a6d907b1a9d8ec06015e7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a8f9293bee51183023c5e37e7ebf0543cd2a134
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cca0af3167dd9603da5fa6fff3392f8338e97e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e3858f82e3ced1e990ef7116c3a16c84e62093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6e0434e502abdf966164b7c72523fb5fe54635
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97840bf5a388c6cbf6e46216887bf17be62acc2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.322