#VU120352 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54017
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120352
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-2023-54017
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 ibmebus_bus_init() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ibmebus.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/3cc4c2f6c266fe5b33a7fa797f31e8b3f06ce58c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ffe14fce7425c32e735bdc44bce425f18976a49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f27ff732208dce6468016e7a7d5032bd1bfc23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f3b2b666833ebef6d0ce5a40e189f38e70342a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afda85b963c12947e298ad85d757e333aa40fd74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35e7ae10eb8917883da2a0b1823c620a1be42d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4ff88548defafb1ef84facd9856ec252da7b008
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebd8dc974fcc59e2851a0d89ee7935b55142dc8e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.5