CVE-2023-53008

MEDIUM EPSS 5.7%
Published Mar 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 27, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential memory leaks in session setup Make sure to free cifs_ses::auth_key.response before allocating it as we might end up leaking memory in reconnect or mounting.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.1.9
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe58d977ee05da5bb89ef5dc4f5bf2dc15db46f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893d45394dbe4b5cbf3723c19e2ccc8b93a6ac9b
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe58d977ee05da5bb89ef5dc4f5bf2dc15db46f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893d45394dbe4b5cbf3723c19e2ccc8b93a6ac9b
    Patch