#VU120282 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54131
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120282
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-2023-54131
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 rt2x00lib_remove_hw() function in drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.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/0354bce76ed1d775904acdb4cc0bf88c5b9b5b9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/494064ffd60d044c097d514917c40913d1affbca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea3f8aa999318bdffa2d17753e492f76904f0ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbef9a83c51dfcb07f77cfa6ac26f53a1ea86f49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb77c0c0a17c53d83b5fe8e46490fb0a7ed9e6af
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.111