CVE-2023-53411 — Missing 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
Affected products
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
▶CVEListV5linux/linux27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e — e974e8f1e37d22c0de07374f8ddc84073fef2f1d+5
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2OSV▶
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