CVE-2023-53211Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: location: Free struct acpi_pld_info *pld before return false struct acpi_pld_info *pld should be freed before the return of allocation failure, to prevent memory leak, add the ACPI_FREE() to fix it.

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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.196.1.16+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.20-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxbc443c31def574e3bfaed50cb493b8305ad794358fe72b8f59f63ca776bb8a4fcd2f406057a9fc90+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-h5wq-3gv4-fhv7: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: location: Free struct acpi_pld_info *pld before return false struct2025-09-15
OSV
CVE-2023-53211: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: location: Free struct acpi_pld_info *pld before return false struct a2025-09-15

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in driver core location can lead to denial of service2025-09-15
Debian
CVE-2023-53211: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core...2023
CVE-2023-53211 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase