Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53407

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115857

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53407

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the pxa_init_debugfs() function in drivers/usb/gadget/udc/pxa27x_udc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_136-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_35-debugsource
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Linux kernel - update to 6.1.18
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kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.145.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
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kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
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kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
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dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
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kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
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kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-source-vanilla - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-obs-qa - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kselftests-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-marvell - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-apm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-allwinner - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-sprd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-apple - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-amlogic - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-xilinx - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-amd - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-rockchip - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-freescale - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-extra - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-mediatek - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-aarch64 - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-socionext - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-hisilicon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-nvidia - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-lg - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-renesas - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-qcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-amazon - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-broadcom - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-altera - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-cavium - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
dtb-arm - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb-optional - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1.150500.6.67.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.194.1.150400.24.98.3, 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1.150500.6.67.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.121.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.136.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c931a3f2f061bf457995fd21fff114325e0c30
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6952fa0366d4408eb8695af1a0578c39ec718a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8da78a60f3323ce7aac589d49fb82f71a04bc835
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b14d188d0d0b86e2180525aefd570dbb6ebd6aa9
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18

• Memory leak in Linux kernel gadget udc driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel