#VU117547 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53716
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117547
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-2023-53716
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 __skb_tstamp_tx() function in net/core/skbuff.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/58766252f6b2c0487cda6976a53d2bb03ae28e2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779332447108545ef04682ea29af5f85c0202aee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82501f1ead557cbee1c2467654ec109a80334d22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a02fb71d7192ff1a9a47c9d937624966c6e09af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a594382ec6d0cc8cff5a8bc7e61b54e3858fb243
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc18b4685910d5d9de8314bae9c55790701b1811
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e06841a2abf9c82735cee39e88b1d79464088840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4d928c00254cfc9dd0ee7076f4a59bceec675f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.5