#VU120291 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54115
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120291
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-2023-54115
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 nonstatic_release_resource_db() function in drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.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/04bb8af40a7729c398ed4caea7e66cedd2881719
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22100df1d57f04cf2370d5347b9ef547f481deea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d45e2be0be35a3d66863563ed2591ee18a6897e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97fd1c8e9c5aa833aab7e836760bc13103afa892
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde0b6da7bd893c37afaee3555cc3ac3be582313
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c85fd9422fe0f5d667305efb27f56d09eab120b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a80cf06b4bb0396212289d651b384c949f09d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd53a1f28faba2c4806c055e706a7721006291c1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.12