CVE-2023-53435
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cassini: Fix a memory leak in the error handling path of cas_init_one() cas_saturn_firmware_init() allocates some memory using vmalloc(). This memory is freed in the .remove() function but not it the error handling path of the probe. Add the missing vfree() to avoid a memory leak, should an error occur.
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.14.316
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026