#VU119525 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53842

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#VU119525 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53842

Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119525
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-2023-53842
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
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 wcd_mbhc_init() and EXPORT_SYMBOL() functions in sound/soc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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