#VU120646 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54221
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120646
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-2023-54221
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 imx93_clocks_probe() function in drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx93.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/280a5ff665e12d1e0c54c20cedc9c5008aa686a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17c16a2b2a6589c45b0bfb1b9914da80b72d89e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e02ba11b457647050cb16e7cad16cec3c252fade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac9c624138c4bc021d7a8ee3b974c9e10926d92
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.13