Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54052
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120307
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-2023-54052
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 mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mac.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54052
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd102aaedb277fbe81dd08cd9f5cae951de2bff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b642f4c5f3de0a8f47808d32b1ebd9c427a42a66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf5d3fad7219b8de7d3a9cb59f0ea5243b018f07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74778e91fedc3b2a0143264887bbb32508c5000
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.15