#VU117554 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53693
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117554
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-53693
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the gadget_bind() function in drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f7a2b567197798da7bfa2252f4485c0ca6c6266
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e6287ac61dc22513cd39f02b9ac1fef28513e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e30f2bf86ef7c38fbd476ed81a88522b620628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9934e5d07c0dc294169a7d52f6309f35cd6d7755
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de77000c1923d7942f9b4f08447c8feeae1c0f33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.43