#VU120281 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54147
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120281
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-2023-54147
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 mdp_m2m_open() function in drivers/media/platform/mediatek/mdp3/mtk-mdp3-m2m.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/22b72cad501fb75500cc60af4d92de3066fb6fc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c173a65a2b1cc0556c3f6f0bab82e4fdb449522
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fc1880e47421ee7b192372e8e86b7bbba40776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00f592250782538cda87745607695b0fe27dcd4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4