CVE-2023-53405
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Use-After-Free in USB Gadget gr_udc DebugFS Handling
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: gr_udc: 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
3.3%
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
< 5.14
Linux/Linux
425de3182c91b467f1fc8a0de841d74d866719ca - 0933eca15f5223b5c2412080c8c3de8758465c78
Linux/Linux
425de3182c91b467f1fc8a0de841d74d866719ca - 30f9ba2396a1130eef7f2d3ee7ee8037b7c25be9
Linux/Linux
425de3182c91b467f1fc8a0de841d74d866719ca - 73f4451368663ad28daa67980c6dd11d83b303eb
Linux/Linux
425de3182c91b467f1fc8a0de841d74d866719ca - be21a66e17ee0ab5f3513b6c86659e60cec5e981
Linux/Linux
5.14
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 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026