#VU120651 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54205
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120651
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-2023-54205
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 stm32_pctrl_get_irq_domain() function in drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.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/601be03fa8b81747a154bdef9b559411a5b921e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab860dd8717a7e4a143988885fea0d7e5a9412e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ab6d7905ebb52dc2ed6357c38e536753824068
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae053d1eb87875d56f95b6a123a69827225a70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af54707c0ccab52b3d532402436ea101011a9299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcef18c8ac40aa85bb339f64c1dd31dd458b06fb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.173
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3