CVE-2023-53793Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf tool x86: Fix perf_env memory leak Found by leak sanitizer: ``` ==1632594==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks Direct leak of 21 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7f2953a7077b in __interceptor_strdup ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_interceptors.cpp:439 #1 0x556701d6fbbf in perf_env__read_cpuid util/env.c:369 #2 0x556701d70589 in perf_env__cpuid util/env.c:465 #3 0x55670204bba2 in x86__is_amd_cpu

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.1.06.1.39+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.52-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxf7b58cbdb3ff36eba8622e67eee66c10dd1c999575d65c1cc439606ada882755fd205d13c2c7907d+4
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-47vm-9f65-qwhr: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf tool x86: Fix perf_env memory leak Found by leak sanitizer: ``` ==1632594==2025-12-09
OSV
CVE-2023-53793: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf tool x86: Fix perf_env memory leak Found by leak sanitizer: ``` ==1632594==ER2025-12-09
OSV
perf tool x86: Fix perf_env memory leak2025-12-09

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: perf tool x86: Fix perf_env memory leak2025-12-09
Debian
CVE-2023-53793: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf tool x...2023