SB2025050308 - Memory leak in Linux kernel sunrpc
Published: May 3, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050308
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53131)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the svc_start_kthreads() and svc_stop_kthreads() functions in net/sunrpc/svc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a3720361068ab520aed4608bad31ea9a6cc7fe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ca6705d9d609441d34f8b853e1e4a6369b3b171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7e40ee157ba33950a4ccdc284334580da3638d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce7dd61e004002bc1c48d1ca47c887f3f3cc7370
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74b3286859463cd63cc9d4aeaabd8b0c640182a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7