#VU115233 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53255
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115233
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-2023-53255
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_create_memory_pool() function in drivers/firmware/stratix10-svc.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/1995f15590ca222f91193ed11461862b450abfd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7363de081c793e47866cb54ce7cb8a480cffc259
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974ac045a05ad12a0b4578fb303f00dcc22f3aba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c04ed61ebf01968d7699b121663982493ed577fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb8a31a56df8492fb0d900959238e1a3ff8b8981
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3373e6b6c79aff698442b00d20c9f285d296e46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.251