#VU120354 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54009
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120354
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-2023-54009
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 cdns_i2c_master_xfer() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.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/2d65599ad1e4f195bbb80752cd5cbc2f1a018dba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b14d7c6ba0ba5d167f5ef588ca6dfe1af6dd0aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a712b5a95270e62209f5c2201c774f708f75234e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1664f04f504a998737f5bb563f16b44357bcca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0dc6553b5f2b1272c01b0eba5fe2fd89cc59f44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7bf900c3215c77f6d779d1532faa22b79f2430
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180