CVE-2023-53195: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53195 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 10Timeline
- 15-09-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init The line cards array is not freed in the error path of mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.15% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu84 products
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3, < d4f5b1dd816dccd4ee6bb60b2a81a3d4373636a9 | ≥ 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3, < cd716022c968bc6748f23708b986f845b45791b7 | ≥ 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3, < 08fc75735fda3be97194bfbf3c899c87abb3d0fe | 6.1
- linux_kernel≥ 6.1, < 6.1.39 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.4.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.52-1 | < 6.4.4-1
3 vendors · 87 products