Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53268
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115547
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-2023-53268
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 fsl_mqs_probe() function in sound/soc/fsl/fsl_mqs.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53268
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bdb4a5ccab2316935ce4ad4fd4df8d36f0ffc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c34890273a020d61d6127ade3f68ed1cb21c16a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402299cca89273b62384b5f9645ea49cd5fc4a57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a129c0e9935112ecf2ffb6de98f83b8fd090c86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2585088a7d6f98a5a910f5b4b74b6d24e63156
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5a6930fc6a432e32714c4ed3c597077d999cf6d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.180