#VU119669 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53796
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119669
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-2023-53796
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 f2fs_move_inline_dirents() function in fs/f2fs/inline.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/00b5587326625d0fddb2a5f5a3d4acd950102ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/117d4f6687b1f74423b5d398ea95c63b262a8e73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bef8314fcf94ddc27e22d03f237c0fafd00de33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3b4b170bd43db1d8a93a6bd0ea434b17cc86f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5571cff4ffcfc24847df9fd545cc5799ac0ee5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6807ef0f3b3d8508d3b07a2e35de8a91820a014
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eebaecef0095bb8f493c03982da75c6e7bae1056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f07a8d61b6ea81bb3cbe0638af40f8824d6147fd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16