#VU116480 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53604
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116480
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-2023-53604
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 dm_integrity_init() function in drivers/md/dm-integrity.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/3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.315