#VU119550 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53818
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119550
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-2023-53818
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 zynq_early_slcr_init() function in arch/arm/mach-zynq/slcr.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/1cc12d10d13ae5ad8d3f7432a4c0156d221fc99b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227f8c1c5c4b3d131b66e57e58d38054f441b915
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/351b7e93d02b50b2faae2d4bda28e16a8389cbb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c22ee805202087c2553c9175968e9e922d75bc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eedb910a3be0005b88c696a8552c0d4c9937cd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43a06c73be4b93d308f0df809ee0023b7c37b54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede0334bf4df360f4f9446075cffbbb3bc54d0b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00bc6727adf840eb208700ea27cda4f3742629d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.308