#VU115864 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53390
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115864
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-2023-53390
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 late_initcall() function in drivers/base/dd.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/36c893d3a759ae7c91ee7d4871ebfc7504f08c40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a7a9efdb193d3c8a35821548a8e99612c358828
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1e53f88e8babf293ec052b70aa9d2a3554360c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e47e2bf78812adbd73c45c941d3c51add30b58d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5