#VU115347 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53174
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115347
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-2023-53174
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 raid_component_add() function in drivers/scsi/raid_class.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/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.254