#VU115867 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53375
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115867
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-2023-53375
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 __remove_instance() function in kernel/trace/trace.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/3357c6e429643231e60447b52ffbb7ac895aca22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33d5d4e67a0e13c3ca6257fa67bf6503bc000878
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46771c34d6721abfd9e7903eaed2201051eebec6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e36373aa5ffa8e00fe7c71b3209f6f17081e552
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/987f599fc556a4e64c405d8dde32c70311e8c278
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0cf0f55be043ef67c38f492aa37ed1986d2f6b6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.24