#VU116494 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53533
Published: October 4, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116494
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-2023-53533
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 rpi_ts_probe() function in drivers/input/touchscreen/raspberrypi-ts.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/0d6a5c9489c8a3d434e685066119c4333476dccd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfa3c9dd27bdc347733d06e980395768520bc3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d087e49dabd28d2c13a7532dac72d625ce69fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bca3688bdbc3b58a2894b8671a8e2378efe28bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7acad58049acc6ac148e8b613a6eceeca4bcb4a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9216aa5cfd86809a2681be3683cd9ac30432de0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbbe9db224c23a60dc7b1e00c701be93328c873
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15