#VU119269 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53754
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119269
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-2023-53754
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 lpfc_sli4_pci_mem_setup() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.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/631d0fab143bef85ea0813596f1dda36e2b9724c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d90f92eafe8ccd12827228236a28a94eda6bcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5a54d1f00725a739dcd20f616d82eff4f764bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91a0c0c1413239d0548b5aac4c82f38f6d53a91e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab8dc38b1a0a12bc064fc064269033bdcf5b88e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6f1ef4a53856ed000b0f7265d7e16dcb00f4243
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd8c83d8375b9dac1949f2753485a5c055ebfad0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.111