SB2025091689 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091689
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-2023-53174)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the raid_component_add() function in drivers/scsi/raid_class.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/04b5b5cb0136ce970333a9c6cec7e46adba1ea3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06c5340858011aa1195aec43a776e3185fbf7f56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c0e16d0c5ec59398b405f4c4aa5a076e656c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63956ad27a6882f01fea7c69e17823090f4c7b3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc7f4c8c27d526f968788b8a985896755b1df35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9a76d5ffdecd3b52ac333eb89361b0c9fe04e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b191ff1f075c4875f11271cbf0093e6e044a12aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12fac07f61caac9c5b186d827658b3470787619
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.254