CVE-2023-53403 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-53403

time/debug: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: time/debug: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
44511ab344c755d1f216bf421e92fbc2777e87fe, 5.13, 0, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3

Timeline

Official Publish: September 18th, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.