#VU115343 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53196
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115343
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-2023-53196
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 dwc3_qcom_probe() function in drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.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/097fb3ee710d4de83b8d4f5589e8ee13e0f0541e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134a7d4642f11daed6bbc378f930a54dd0322291
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648a163cff21ea355c8765e882ba8bf66a870a3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f8606ddfa450d2255b4e61472a7632def1e8c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b626cd5e4a87a281629e0c2b07519990077c0fbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b322b84ab5dda7eaca9ded763628b7467734f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.39