#VU120296 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54110
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120296
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-2023-54110
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 rndis_query() function in drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.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/02ffb4ecf0614c58e3d0e5bfbe99588c9ddc77c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cd4ec6359d90b13ffb8f85a9df8637f0cf8d95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/232ef345e5d76e5542f430a29658a85dbef07f0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39eadaf5611ddd064ad1c53da65c02d2b0fe22a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55782f6d63a5a3dd3b84c1e0627738fc5b146b4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a713602807f32afc04add331410c77ef790ef77a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7dd13805f8b8fc1ce3b6d40f6aff47e66b72ad2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe6d2fcf7835f98cdbb1bd5e0414be20c321578
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229