SB2025121015 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel iavf driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121015
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-2023-53850)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iavf_free_rss() and iavf_reset_task() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.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/5e9db32eec628481f5da97a5b1aedb84a5240d18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d9d01689b82ff5cb8f8d2a82717d7997bc0bfff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a77ed5c5b768e9649be240a2d864e5cd9c6a2015
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5