#VU119267 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53757
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119267
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-2023-53757
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 mvebu_gicp_probe() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.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/4545d7a70ce0fc78b1d3c33c4a0939a86f363b57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88cb93d3a16f706bd7213f8a5882c394e5d10c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e149b201bdb68c77011d50d011e47fadbcc8bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9419e700021a393f67be36abd0c4f3acc6139041
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb755e020abc24793b9411c9419ed43f07f9a03d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d78d36e19eeb74a1c12799fbadbcdbaf36c0bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cee12e8be8e227731a845ae43a4c9ce2e404be45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6b99b9b5e354f9c801a3cc3b1d4881d920e1718
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.308