#VU115859 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53404
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115859
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-2023-53404
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 remove_debug_files() function in drivers/usb/host/fotg210-hcd.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/4a71b15744b8f286718722f80b663c06ed909d8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55c2ffc534928f4732199617e3b746d79a57898f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4040f452037a7e95472577891d57c6b18c89c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2d3bef6d700eb4261fb6761de2c95a9e3c0ac8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18