#VU120356 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54003
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120356
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-2023-54003
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 _rdma_create_ah() function in drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.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/370280c65c28a515b841c9f2c08524f06182510c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/632d6baf8884d803e598bf5164008d23fd9b736c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c46c49ad3ffe84121715d392b5a0a94f9f10669
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca3b0fa3d04b40c96934d86cc224cccfa7ea8e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b9b3191697a80aca8e247320eba46f24d41d18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97ff11b396c320d2cc025b09741ba432fcb20a2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.108