SB2025122619 - Memory leak in Linux kernel x86 kernel
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122619
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-2023-54146)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the crash_load_segments() function in arch/x86/kernel/crash.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/4c71a552b97fb4f46eb300224434fe56fcf4f254
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554a880a1fff46dd5a355dec21cd77d542a0ddf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bd3c7abeb69fb4133418b846a1c6dc11313d6f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00dd2f2645dca04cf399d8fc692f3f69b6dd996
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbdbf8ac333d3d47c0d9ea81d7d445654431d100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.19