CVE-2023-53579 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 4
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak
Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one resource leak in the mvebu
driver triggered on driver detach. Let's address it with a custom devm
action.
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/linux812d47889a8e418d7bea9bec383581a34c19183e — b19e90521286a03bc3793fd598f20277a8f99c85+6
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2OSV▶
CVE-2023-53579: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one re↗2025-10-04
GHSA▶
GHSA-655c-8jcm-3jqh: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak
Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one↗2025-10-04