CVE-2023-53562 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 4

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors Make sure to release the VRAM buffer also in a case a subcomponent fails to bind. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525094/

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_kernel4.19.169 — 4.20+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.37-1+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxd863f0c7b536288e2bd40cbc01c10465dd226b11 — 544711591a67a6da4d9f0f70ba3c805eb2548729+7
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2023-53562: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors Make sure to release the VRAM buffer also in↗2025-10-04
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GHSA
GHSA-jrv8-9m22-559m: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors Make sure to release the VRAM buffer also↗2025-10-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors↗2025-10-04
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Debian
CVE-2023-53562: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fi...↗2023
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