Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54040

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120344

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54040

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_fdir.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-source-rt
kernel-default-extra
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-docs
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
dtb-allwinner
dtb-sprd
dtb-apple
dtb-amlogic
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
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ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-amazon
kernel-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amd
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
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kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
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dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
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kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
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kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
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kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
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kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.2.11
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.7.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.7.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_194-default - update to 1-150400.9.7.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.142.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs-html - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-exynos - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391d28c0e38c0e5b11a4240a2b4976cf63e87f45
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aad3b871efe26f36f45f8b4649653b5d3fd9c35e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4a01ace20f5c93c724abffc0a83ec84f514b98d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbfed5f114b5310f221979fc8190f55c6abc3400
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.11

• Memory leak in Linux kernel intel ice driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel