SB2025122683 - Memory leak in Linux kernel intel ice driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122683
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-2023-54040)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ice_vc_add_fdir_fltr() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_fdir.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/391d28c0e38c0e5b11a4240a2b4976cf63e87f45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aad3b871efe26f36f45f8b4649653b5d3fd9c35e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4a01ace20f5c93c724abffc0a83ec84f514b98d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbfed5f114b5310f221979fc8190f55c6abc3400
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.11