#VU108406 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53131
Published: May 3, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108406
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-2023-53131
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 svc_start_kthreads() and svc_stop_kthreads() functions in net/sunrpc/svc.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/7a3720361068ab520aed4608bad31ea9a6cc7fe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca6705d9d609441d34f8b853e1e4a6369b3b171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7e40ee157ba33950a4ccdc284334580da3638d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce7dd61e004002bc1c48d1ca47c887f3f3cc7370
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74b3286859463cd63cc9d4aeaabd8b0c640182a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7