Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54143
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120279
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-54143
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vdec_msg_queue_init() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/vdec_msg_queue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54143
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/451dc187cadd47771e5d9434fe220fad7be84057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858322c409e0aba8f70810d23f35c482744f007c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7dbc27301f560c3b915235c53383155b3512083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf10b0bb503c974ba049d6f888b21178be20a962
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6