VDB-301789 · CVE-2023-53014 · WID-SEC-2025-0649

Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8 terminate_all memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function terminate_all. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-53014. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function terminate_all. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: tegra: Fix memory leak in terminate_all() Terminate vdesc when terminating an ongoing transfer. This will ensure that the vdesc is present in the desc_terminated list The descriptor will be freed later in desc_free_list(). This fixes the memory leaks which can happen when terminating an ongoing transfer.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-53014 since 03/27/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 567128076d554e41609c61b7d447089094ff72c5/a7a7ee6f5a019ad72852c001abbce50d35e992f2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0649). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Google Container-Optimized OS
Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE openSUSE
Dell Avamar
Open Source Linux Kernel
SolarWinds Security Event Manager
Dell NetWorker
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.1.9
Patch: 567128076d554e41609c61b7d447089094ff72c5/a7a7ee6f5a019ad72852c001abbce50d35e992f2

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
03/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +255 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-53014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301789
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0649 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 18:57
Updated: 12/07/2025 08:03
Changes: 03/27/2025 18:57 (58), 08/24/2025 20:05 (7), 12/07/2025 08:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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