#VU120280 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54146
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120280
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-2023-54146
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 crash_load_segments() function in arch/x86/kernel/crash.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/4c71a552b97fb4f46eb300224434fe56fcf4f254
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554a880a1fff46dd5a355dec21cd77d542a0ddf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bd3c7abeb69fb4133418b846a1c6dc11313d6f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00dd2f2645dca04cf399d8fc692f3f69b6dd996
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbdbf8ac333d3d47c0d9ea81d7d445654431d100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.19