#VU116483 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53596
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116483
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-2023-53596
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 device_del() function in drivers/base/core.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/297992e5c63528e603666e36081836204fc36ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bcc4c2a096e8342c8c719e595ce15de212694dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699fb50d99039a50e7494de644f96c889279aca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c426fae26086a0ca8ab6cc6da2de79810ec038
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3