#VU119521 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53849
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119521
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-2023-53849
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 msm_drm_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.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/28e34db2f3e0130872e2384dd9df9f82bd89e967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e1476225ec02eeebc4b79f793506f80bc4bca8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8551c4b7c8ffb42f759547e5c39da5980abf2432
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75b49db6529b2af049eafd938fae888451c3685
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4