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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-53402

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

4
  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.15.100
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 5.15
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 5.15.0, < 5.15.100

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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