SB2025091928 - Memory leak in Linux kernel base driver
Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091928
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-2023-53409)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the component_master_debugfs_add() function in drivers/base/component.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/09709a49283f79184c998d6dafcc01590e4d654d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ac2b01e033181e21cc84216ace1f4160eb8950
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8deb87b1e810dd558371e88ffd44339fbef27870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0fd01c7cc1061fb2cfda3e2044371642108e6c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5