CVE-2023-53411Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 18

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: 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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.05.10.173+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.178-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linux27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4ee974e8f1e37d22c0de07374f8ddc84073fef2f1d+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2023-53411: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup()2025-09-18
GHSA
GHSA-hjh8-vw62-q697: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup(2025-09-18

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: PM: EM: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()2025-09-18
Debian
CVE-2023-53411: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: fix...2023
CVE-2023-53411 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase