SB2025050305 - Memory leak in Linux kernel scsi driver
Published: May 3, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050305
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53140)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the scsi_remove_host() and scsi_host_dev_release() functions in drivers/scsi/hosts.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13daafe1e209b03e9bda16ff2bd2b2da145a139b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e98a5ede81b7696bec421f7afa2dfe467f5e6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec363599f8346d5a8d08c71a0d9860d6c420ec0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b223e32d66ca9db1f252f433514783d8b22a8e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891a3cba425cf483d96facca55aebd6ff1da4338
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e471e928de97b00f297ad1015cc14f9459765713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc663711b94468f4e1427ebe289c9f05669699c9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.20
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3