SB2025121014 - Memory leak in Linux kernel nvme host driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121014
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-2023-53852)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nvme_ctrl_dhchap_secret_store() function in drivers/nvme/host/core.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/2e9b141307554521d60fecf6bf1d2edc8dd0181d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a5eda5017959541ab82c5d56bcf784b8294e298
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a836ca33c5b07d34dd5347af9f64d25651d12674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c41ac086d2abaf7527a5685f9c0a1c209ab7e0aa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.13