CVE-2023-53279
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.15.100 - Use-After-Free in vmw_balloon debugfs_lookup
Title source: llmDescription
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.
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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (11)
Linux/Linux
< 5.13
Linux/Linux
37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf - 209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d
Linux/Linux
37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf - b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699
Linux/Linux
37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf - d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c
Linux/Linux
37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf - f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453
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 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026