#VU119566 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53808
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119566
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-2023-53808
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 mwifiex_histogram_read() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/debugfs.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/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3