SB2025091638 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hwtracing coresight driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091638
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-2023-53261)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the acpi_validate_dsd_graph(), acpi_validate_coresight_graph() and acpi_coresight_parse_graph() functions in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-platform.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.