PT-2025-38399
CVE-2023-53417
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Published
2025-09-18
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Updated
2026-03-27
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 an issue in the USB subsystem related to the
sl811 driver. A memory leak occurs when using the debugfs lookup() function without properly releasing the allocated memory using dput(). The issue is addressed by utilizing the debugfs lookup and remove() function, which handles memory management automatically.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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