Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53279
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115543
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53279
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the vmballoon_debugfs_init() function in drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53279
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5