CVE-2023-53801
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Publication date: 2025-12-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-09
Assigner: kernel.org
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| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves the iommu/sprd driver, which allocates a DMA buffer to store an address mapping table when attaching to a domain. The issue is that this DMA buffer was not properly released when the IOMMU domain was freed, leading to a memory leak. The vulnerability has been resolved by ensuring the DMA buffer is released appropriately.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's iommu/sprd driver. Over time, this could lead to increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability if the leaked memory accumulates.