CVE-2023-53415
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.15.100 - Use-After-Free in DWC3 USB DebugFS
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: dwc3: 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. Note, the root dentry for the debugfs directory for the device needs to be saved so we don't have to keep looking it up, which required a bit more refactoring to properly create and remove it when needed.
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 (19)
Linux/Linux
< 5.13
Linux/Linux
3bef21035888dd19750ad79b5d08fe52a02ad719
Linux/Linux
4.19.196 - 4.20
Linux/Linux
5.10.46 - 5.11
Linux/Linux
5.12.13 - 5.13
Linux/Linux
5.13
Linux/Linux
5.15.100 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
5.4.128 - 5.5
Linux/Linux
6.1.18 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.2.5 - 6.2.*
... and 9 more
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026