#VU117543 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53725
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117543
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-2023-53725
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 ttc_timer_probe() function in drivers/clocksource/timer-cadence-ttc.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/289e2054eeb63c9e133960731c342eeffad218d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54cc10a0f4b01b522e9519014200f1b33bf7e4aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d7eebbc424935dec61fb352d1ccae5d16cf429
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5bf64c89c7100c921bd807ba39b2eb003061ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919dd531ebb7514f205ae7aab87994337ebce1f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99744200f28b2cf5f50767447e51b4b4a977d145
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0a9cc90ea44a50d76a84f9f9bf1703d31fe45e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebdff0986513a29be242aace0ef89b6c105b0bf0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.188