CVE-2023-53407: USB: gadget: pxa27x_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53407 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 18-09-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: pxa27x_udc: 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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 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
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.14% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu124 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-79.86
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1042.47
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 8efd88f946017b69af67931a133b6dce92c27fd0, < 8da78a60f3323ce7aac589d49fb82f71a04bc835 | ≥ 8efd88f946017b69af67931a133b6dce92c27fd0, < b14d188d0d0b86e2180525aefd570dbb6ebd6aa9 | ≥ 8efd88f946017b69af67931a133b6dce92c27fd0, < 67c931a3f2f061bf457995fd21fff114325e0c30 | ≥ 8efd88f946017b69af67931a133b6dce92c27fd0, < 7a6952fa0366d4408eb8695af1a0578c39ec718a | 5.14
- linux_kernel< 5.15.100 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.18 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.20-1
3 vendors · 127 products