CVE-2023-53173
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Use-After-Free in PCN UART DebugFS Handling
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: pcn_uart: 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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
4.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (11)
Linux/Linux
< 5.13
Linux/Linux
4dec5f1af694526db760dfbb47211236e556e27c - 04a189c720aa2b6091442113ce9b9bc93552dff8
Linux/Linux
4dec5f1af694526db760dfbb47211236e556e27c - 139769c4bd8273b5e3f85ea474aa37018fe7e436
Linux/Linux
4dec5f1af694526db760dfbb47211236e556e27c - 4459d1e7bd0421b3b6fcd745773d8823f71615ef
Linux/Linux
4dec5f1af694526db760dfbb47211236e556e27c - cf042964c2fa72950bbbf25b2cdd732b873e89db
Linux/Linux
5.13
Linux/Linux
5.15.100 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.1.18 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.2.5 - 6.2.*
Linux/Linux
6.3
... and 1 more
Published
Sep 15, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026