Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53407
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115857
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-53407
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53407
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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