#VU120344 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54040
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120344
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-2023-54040
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 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- 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