Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53708
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117616
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-53708
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the lpi_device_get_constraints_amd() function in drivers/acpi/x86/s2idle.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53708
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ea7e47807279369c82718efd2677ea25c6579e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b7964cd9db30bc84808a40d13a0633b4313f149
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883cf0d4cf288313b71146ddebdf5d647b76c78b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e8bbde9293151430884aed882a88eaa22298f72
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.5