#VU116486 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53592
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116486
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-2023-53592
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 sifive_gpio_probe() function in drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.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/694175cd8a1643cde3acb45c9294bca44a8e08e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95da1882ce9372ba20278f87cdb7a34f9812c4b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a402a210798662b04cbe6ca466e916a15efa03a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4a2ad1002006548e235255c65a4f1d07312be9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9fb4776ebbc16dfc512adbdc0fe218acb47c7cc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.19