CVE-2023-53355

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.14-6.1.17 - Use-After-Free in pi433 DebugFS Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: pi433: 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. This requires saving off the root directory dentry to make creation of individual device subdirectories easier.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 7.0%
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 (9)
Linux/Linux < 4.14
Linux/Linux 4.14
Linux/Linux 6.1.18 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.2.5 - 6.2.*
Linux/Linux 6.3
Linux/Linux 874bcba65f9a3a2a304b5f520529c046887c3cdc - 04f3cda40e9f6653ae15ed3fcf26ef2860f4df66
Linux/Linux 874bcba65f9a3a2a304b5f520529c046887c3cdc - 2f36e789e540df6a9fbf471b3a2ba62a8b361586
Linux/Linux 874bcba65f9a3a2a304b5f520529c046887c3cdc - bb16f3102607b69e1a0233f4b73c6e337f86ef8d
linux/linux_kernel 4.14 - 6.1.18
Published Sep 17, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026