#VU120300 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54077
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120300
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-2023-54077
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 ntfs_read_mft() function in fs/ntfs3/inode.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/1bc6bb657dfb0ab3b94ef6d477ca241bf7b6ec06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3030f2b9b3329db3948c1a145a5493ca6f617d50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb0d3eb475f01744ce6d6e998dfbd80220852a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93bf79f989688852deade1550fb478b0a4d8daa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa434c60157c9793e9b12c9b68ade02aff9f803
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.111
- 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