CVE-2023-53290
published 2025-09-16CVE-2023-53290: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog
Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected
branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < a7ec2f424f6edad34651137783a0a59eca9aa37e | a7ec2f424f6edad34651137783a0a59eca9aa37e |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < 7560ed6592ff4077528c239c71e91b19de985b97 | 7560ed6592ff4077528c239c71e91b19de985b97 |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < e3e6e252d74f20f6fc610c7fef3ae7dda0109a6f | e3e6e252d74f20f6fc610c7fef3ae7dda0109a6f |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < f2065b8b0a215bc6aa061287a2e3d9eab2446422 | f2065b8b0a215bc6aa061287a2e3d9eab2446422 |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < edf37bc8b03d3f948e679b2fd2d14464495f5d1b | edf37bc8b03d3f948e679b2fd2d14464495f5d1b |
| linux | linux | >= a1270fe95b74eb3195b107c494ed1f11b932a278 < 23acb14af1914010dd0aae1bbb7fab28bf518b8e | 23acb14af1914010dd0aae1bbb7fab28bf518b8e |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.191-1 | 5.10.191-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.37-1 | 6.1.37-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.3.7-1 | 6.3.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.1 < 5.4.244 | 5.4.244 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.113 | 5.15.113 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.30 | 6.1.30 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.181 | 5.10.181 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.3.4 | 6.3.4 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to file descriptor leak in BPF sample code
vendor_redhat·2025-09-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53290 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to file descriptor leak in BPF sample code
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to file descriptor leak in BPF sample code
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog
Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected
branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability, a file descriptor leak, occurs in the samples/bpf component when the fout file pointer is opened but not properly closed in the hbm's run_bpf_prog function. A local attacker could exploit this by repeatedly triggering the flaw, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) on the system.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) -
Debian
CVE-2023-53290: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53290 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53290: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.37-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.191-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.3.7-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.3.7-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.3.7-1)
GHSA
GHSA-6w76-jqm9-9q43: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog
Fix fout being fopen'ed but the
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-16
CVE-2023-53290 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-6w76-jqm9-9q43: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog
Fix fout being fopen'ed but the
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog
Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected
branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
OSV
CVE-2023-53290: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then
osv·2025-09-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53290 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53290: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23acb14af1914010dd0aae1bbb7fab28bf518b8ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7560ed6592ff4077528c239c71e91b19de985b97https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ec2f424f6edad34651137783a0a59eca9aa37ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e6e252d74f20f6fc610c7fef3ae7dda0109a6fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edf37bc8b03d3f948e679b2fd2d14464495f5d1bhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2065b8b0a215bc6aa061287a2e3d9eab2446422
2025-09-16
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