#VU115854 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53409
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115854
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-2023-53409
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 component_master_debugfs_add() function in drivers/base/component.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/09709a49283f79184c998d6dafcc01590e4d654d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ac2b01e033181e21cc84216ace1f4160eb8950
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8deb87b1e810dd558371e88ffd44339fbef27870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0fd01c7cc1061fb2cfda3e2044371642108e6c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5