#VU119520 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53850
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119520
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-2023-53850
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 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 repository.
External links
- 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