CVE-2023-53411
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.0-5.10.172 - Use-After-Free in PM EM debugfs_lookup
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: 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 (5)
Core 5
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 (13)
Linux/Linux
< 5.0
Linux/Linux
27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e - 30fee10192e1239478a0987bc7ee445d5e980d46
Linux/Linux
27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e - 5100c4efc30636aa48ac517dece3c3b7f84fe367
Linux/Linux
27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e - 84e4d4885d0ae011860fb599d50d01b8fdca2b87
Linux/Linux
27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e - a0e8c13ccd6a9a636d27353da62c2410c4eca337
Linux/Linux
27871f7a8a341ef5c636a337856369acf8013e4e - e974e8f1e37d22c0de07374f8ddc84073fef2f1d
Linux/Linux
5.0
Linux/Linux
5.10.173 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.99 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.1.16 - 6.1.*
... and 3 more
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026