SB2025032790 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mm



SB2025032790 - Memory leak in Linux kernel mm

Published: March 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025032790
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52934)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hugepage_vma_revalidate() and find_pmd_or_thp_or_none() functions in mm/khugepaged.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.