#VU120308 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54050
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120308
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-2023-54050
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 copy_znode(), add_idx_dirt() and dirty_cow_znode() functions in fs/ubifs/tnc.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/3ae75f82c33fa1b4ca2006b55c84f4ef4a428d4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66e9f2fb3e753f820bec2a98e8c6387029988320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2eee5457bc48b0426dedfd78cdbdea241a6edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79079cebbeed624b9d01cfcf1e3254ae1a1f6e14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6da0ab9847779e05a7416c7a98148b549de69ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fda08ef213352ac2df7447611eb4d383cce929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc29c7216d7f057eb0613b97dc38c7e1962a88d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9aac603659e9ffe7d69ae16e3f0fc0991a965b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.28