#VU120640 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54252
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120640
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-2023-54252
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 tlmi_analyze() function in drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.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/081da7b1c881828244b93b3befb7c18389f696bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43fc0342bac1808fda2b76184e43414727111c6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cccdb30935c82be805d3362a15680b95d5cb3ee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d796fccdc8d17c2d21817ebe4c7bf5bbfe5433
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3