#VU116342 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53505
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116342
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-2023-53505
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 load_timings_from_dt() and tegra_clk_register_emc() functions in drivers/clk/tegra/clk-tegra124-emc.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/404e9f741acfb188212f7142d91e247630dd77cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e59e355f9fcccd9edf65d09f769bb4c163a1c36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53a06e5924c0d43c11379a08c5a78529c3e61595
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/801c8341f7aff07c494b53e627970b72635af5d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96bafece6ff380138896f009141fd7337070e680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e969c144d908ea9387442659f103d374c8ff682d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd1c117bb5d7e033bf1aa25ac97ff421f81a1199
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121