What is CVE-2023-54136?

CVE-2023-54136 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. CVE-2023-54136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-54136?

CVE-2023-54136 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54136?

Yes, CVE-2023-54136 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-54136 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-54136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-54136

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: sprd: Fix DMA buffer leak issue Release DMA buffer when _probe() returns failure to avoid memory leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.257 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.195 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.132 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.53 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.16 6.4.x ✓ 6.5.3 6.5.x ✓ 6.6

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54136 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0237f913694d57bcd7e0e7ae6f255b648a1c42a7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ee715e54e255b1be65722f715fca939d5c2ca7a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d209ed70f9c388727995aaece1f930fe63d402b
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54136?

CVE-2023-54136 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. CVE-2023-54136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54136?

Yes — CVE-2023-54136 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-54136 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-54136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.