SB2025123086 - Memory leak in Linux kernel core en driver
Published: December 30, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025123086
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-2023-54238)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h. 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/234cffda95e1049f58e8ec136ef105c633f0ed19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68504c66d08c70fb92799722e25a932d311d74fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e435941b1da1a0be4ff8a7ae425774c76a5ac514
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3