SB2025091922 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi snic driver
Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091922
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-2023-53414)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the snic_trc_debugfs_init() function in drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.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/3dec769caf337c55814fbf79ec8c91a3cce23bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a46d8bdaf03e8a4bb83f0c363326d9aa66cc122
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/995424f59ab52fb432b26ccb3abced63745ea041
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad0e4e2fab928477f74d742e6e77d79245d3d3e7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3