CVE-2023-53415

MEDIUM EPSS 3.3%
Published Sep 18, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 18, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: dwc3: 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. Note, the root dentry for the debugfs directory for the device needs to be saved so we don't have to keep looking it up, which required a bit more refactoring to properly create and remove it when needed.

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
3.3% 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/bab872b638130a18fd54d9adfad7db77ed6457be
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be308d68785b205e483b3a0c61ba3a82da468f2c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce234af49d103d95e3fdca59b25e0d0242f41bb4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf52c320cf74245ce1c12b0bd48f77b87d77fbc9
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab872b638130a18fd54d9adfad7db77ed6457be
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be308d68785b205e483b3a0c61ba3a82da468f2c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce234af49d103d95e3fdca59b25e0d0242f41bb4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf52c320cf74245ce1c12b0bd48f77b87d77fbc9
    Patch