#VU120360 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53995
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120360
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-2023-53995
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 __inet_del_ifa() function in net/ipv4/devinet.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/2f1e86014d0cc084886c36a2d77bc620e2d42618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42652af5360d30b43b06057c193739e7dfb18f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5624f26a3574500ce23929cb2c9976a0dec9920a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8ddcdab1b900bed69cad6beef477fff116289e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/980f8445479814509a3cd55a8eabaae1c9030a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac28b1ec6135649b5d78b028e47264cb3ebca5ea
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.195
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.132
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.257
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.54
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6