#VU115336 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53197
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115336
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-2023-53197
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 release_uhci() and uhci_start() functions in drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.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/0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb88847b8b86f132309030022a23dca895b6f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6af1dbc99ad37bf67c8703982df4d7f12d256c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e529aeb771aef1402c899b6b405610ef444d5d88
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18