SB20250916415 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scripts
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916415
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-2023-53318)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the uwrite() function in scripts/recordmcount.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/25c9b185f121812cbc215fdaa1192c6b9025b428
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9ca5f62f2ba160ff9c9be4adf401c46c04edef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ed95a6f6c646e8bb15c354536e0ab10e8f39c08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444ec005404cead222ebce2561a9451c9ee5ad89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895130e63c93926f07caf5db286b97bd27b81de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd39f68a309a947670379bf9a39b16c584f86ddb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa359d068574d29e7d2f0fdd0ebe4c6a12b5cfb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff70ad9159fbb566b2c15724f44207e8deccd527
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113