#VU119529 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53830
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119529
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-2023-53830
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 current_value_show() function in drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.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/5f99014c19fa50a5719c0bb78143282632675893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9071525bfcb1f5674117dbed3eca0cd7b122813b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c4c053014585dcf20f4df954791b74d8a8afcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9396d991abe8d1ac31a043274ab20b49f92c2e6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.107