SB2025100445 - Memory leak in Linux kernel gpio driver
Published: October 4, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100445
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-2023-53579)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mvebu_gpio_probe_syscon() and mvebu_gpio_probe() functions in drivers/gpio/gpio-mvebu.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/44e2afbf650f3264519643fcc9e6b4d2f6e8d547
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/644ee70267a934be27370f9aa618b29af7290544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19e90521286a03bc3793fd598f20277a8f99c85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b791d8362359d241b4e8f4b4767c681ffdb6ef
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.8