SB2025102314 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nvdimm driver
Published: October 23, 2025 Updated: October 26, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025102314
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-2023-53697)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the unregister_nvdimm_pmu() function in drivers/nvdimm/nd_perf.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/16259c80542ee8945aaa39cfc6a1809bcdc08ffe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4999f2ec5fde7c45e3ecafda5b78560cc1c7bdb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/500a6ff9c2a81348fe0f04e2deb758145e8ab94e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85ae42c72142346645e63c33835da947dfa008b3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.53
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6