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CVE-2023-53402

Published: Sep 18, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: 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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
337015573718b161891a3473d25f59273f2e626b - < 2e07fa2e30d48d24a791483774a3d4b76769e0cf
affected
337015573718b161891a3473d25f59273f2e626b - < c578a68ffcdc2e8c72556bebdaae2b7500398e81
affected
337015573718b161891a3473d25f59273f2e626b - < 13969236b6900b5a3625ad2193569588e978f1cc
affected
337015573718b161891a3473d25f59273f2e626b - < 55bf243c514553e907efcf2bda92ba090eca8c64

Linux

Linux

affected
5.15
unaffected
0 - < 5.15
unaffected
5.15.100 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.18 - <= 6.1.*
unaffected
6.2.5 - <= 6.2.*

+1 more versions

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