CVE-2023-54123
kernel: Kernel: Denial of Service due to memory leak in RAID10 functionality
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 24, 2025
Updated · July 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability, a memory leak, occurs within the RAID10 functionality when handling certain error conditions. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this by triggering the specific error path, potentially leading to 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 · 5.5CVSS: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