#VU120641 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54238
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120641
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-2023-54238
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 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h. 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/234cffda95e1049f58e8ec136ef105c633f0ed19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68504c66d08c70fb92799722e25a932d311d74fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e435941b1da1a0be4ff8a7ae425774c76a5ac514
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3