#VU108403 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53140
Published: May 3, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108403
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-2023-53140
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 scsi_remove_host() and scsi_host_dev_release() functions in drivers/scsi/hosts.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e98a5ede81b7696bec421f7afa2dfe467f5e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec363599f8346d5a8d08c71a0d9860d6c420ec0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e471e928de97b00f297ad1015cc14f9459765713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc663711b94468f4e1427ebe289c9f05669699c9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3