#VU116341 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53512
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116341
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-2023-53512
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 _base_release_memory_pools() function in drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.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/28137ea3eb05a87329a7154a8ff410d9e8bcc0a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c7c72b6cf9d8c95f9b219c9d2e4e31b15bebe5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/378cc0eec4aa546ce1ae17515e2dfab719d4fb1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54dd96015e8d7a2a07359e2dfebf05b529d1780c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/847cdbdcd5a24c1eec9595161a23b88fef91ff42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16