Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54075

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54075

Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120299
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-2023-54075
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
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 parse_dai_link_info() function in sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-soundcard-driver.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-54075

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources