Memory leak in Linux kernel platform chrome driver



| Updated: 2025-05-10
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-53059
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU108416

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53059

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cros_ec_chardev_ioctl_xcmd() function in drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_chardev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 5.10.176

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13493ad6a220cb3f6f3552a16b4f2753a118b633
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0d8644784f73fa39f57f72f374eefaba2bf48a0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20cf3f89c56b5f6a38b7f76a8128bf9f291bbd3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab28bfafcd1245a3510df9aa9eb940589956ea6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebea2e16504f40d2c2bac42ad5c5a3de5ce034b4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86ff88a1548ccf5a13960c0e7625ca787ea0993
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.177


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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