#VU120659 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54171
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120659
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-2023-54171
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 tracing_release_pipe() function in kernel/trace/trace.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/1a1e793e021d75cd0accd8f329ec9456e5cd105e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f42d57a76e7e96585f08855554e002218cbca0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954792db9f61b6c0b8a94b8831fed5f146014029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be970e22c53d5572b2795b79da9716ada937023b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a821896360cc8b93a15bd888fabc858c038dc0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.188
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.40
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5