5.5

CVE-2023-53417: USB: sl811: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53417DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53417
Published 18-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53417 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.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
SUSE-SU-2026:0474-1SUSE-SU-2026:0496-1SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1SUSE-SU-2026:1131-1

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: sl811: 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

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

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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≥ 82d4afcfa9b507c983bb261ad1d6d13cb52d6e06, < bb4d5eefb67095d7c3b70b08498b23b7f2895f76 | ≥ 82d4afcfa9b507c983bb261ad1d6d13cb52d6e06, < 54166af8941d0cf46b65cfa2fbce76e38d82fadf | ≥ 82d4afcfa9b507c983bb261ad1d6d13cb52d6e06, < 04fdfec7b0286972cb5457ef958c92585447a39f | ≥ 82d4afcfa9b507c983bb261ad1d6d13cb52d6e06, < e1523c4dbc54e164638ff8729d511cf91e27be04 | 5.13
  • 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

References

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