CVE-2023-53197
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-401
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: uhci: 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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb88847b8b86f132309030022a23dca895b6f61Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6af1dbc99ad37bf67c8703982df4d7f12d256c1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e529aeb771aef1402c899b6b405610ef444d5d88Patch