PT-2025-38036
CVE-2023-53318
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Published
2023-04-25
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Updated
2026-07-28
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a memory leak in the
uwrite function within the recordmcount component. This issue stems from a common realloc mistake where memory allocated for file append is not freed upon failure.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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