#VU119272 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53744
Published: December 8, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119272
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53744
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the am33xx_pm_probe() function in drivers/soc/ti/pm33xx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08310f810975c8c9e17c6ffb99fdb76a84e8adb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65305e8c0009a1933679dad5c8196060a10f3c8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a50350033e0e0854acf59a8413913b4de04bd7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbcc493a18dd60947c2168a39df0ec2fe7b5110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3c307b580a4a6425896007325bddefc36e8d91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c6b40c9bf49ce9b5493b146bfeb96359937cfa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15