CVE-2023-53346
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
17/09/2025
Last modified:
14/01/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
kernel/fail_function: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()<br />
<br />
When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,<br />
otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just<br />
call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic<br />
at once.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.235 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.173 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.100 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.18 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.2.5 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d53c4c5a6f6d2b93aaac95b65cb4c907faf2ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb3669f576559db273efe49e0e69f82450efbca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f68f3e059c478e240f65fcb64746fe371295df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb99db06b8b6ce9351633fc61bec9919d8f6f52b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9981a11d74ff2eb253bb5c459876f8bd3c6c36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d3aee1c66358471275df9dddd480010f061b0e



