Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2025· Updated Jan 14, 2026
kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
CVE-2023-53402
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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 5.15
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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