CVE-2023-54064

kernel: Kernel: Memory leak in IPMI SSIF module leads to Denial of Service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 24, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) SSIF module. A local user can exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly calling the ssif_info_find() function. This improper handling of memory allocation leads to a memory leak, which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to system resource exhaustion.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime