Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54055
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120306
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-2023-54055
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 irdma_create_hmc_objs() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/hw.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54055
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/810250c9c6616fe131099c0e51c61f2110ed07bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adf58bd4018fbcd990c62e840afd2f178eefad60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b69a6979dbaa2453675fe9c71bdc2497fedb11f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee02fa4a71bdb95a444124e5c11eaa22f1f44738
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.25