#VU120357 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54001
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120357
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-2023-54001
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 r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() function in drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.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/41e05572e871b10dbdc168c76175c97982daf4a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874555472c736813ba1f4baf0b4c09c8e26d81ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac83631230f77dda94154ed0ebfd368fc81c70a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacdbe0f740ca8c5d5da73d50870903a3ded677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc511ae405f7ba29fbcb0246061ec15c272386e1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.190