#VU117553 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53696
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117553
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-2023-53696
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 qla2x00_probe_one() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.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/44374911ac63f769c442f56fdfadea673c5f4425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582e35e97318ccd9c81774bac08938291679525f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85ade4010e13ef152ea925c74d94253db92e5428
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae73c4dd48f2c79d515d509a0cbe9efb0a197f44
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.107