CVE-2023-53279

MEDIUM EPSS 4.1%
Published Sep 16, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 16, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: vmw_balloon: 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 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
4.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <5.15.100
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.18
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.5

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453
    Patch