CVE-2023-53202 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM: domains: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,
otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just
call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic
at once.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux718072ceb211833f3c71724f49d733d636067191 — dddc132eb0dca3969f9146ef8feac0aa542aa305+4
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2OSV▶
CVE-2023-53202: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: domains: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_look↗2025-09-15
GHSA▶
GHSA-9jvr-rf7j-cxpf: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM: domains: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
When calling debugfs_lo↗2025-09-15