CVE-2023-53418: USB: gadget: lpc32xx_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53418 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: lpc32xx_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≥ e3d59eff47b8cc385acae9d7fb1c787857023376, < 036ada6ca9eea926abc0b0ef550b10488d66d4d8 | ≥ e3d59eff47b8cc385acae9d7fb1c787857023376, < 7a5fdd8660174a8056de57d1fdce3a7e9f77f60e | ≥ e3d59eff47b8cc385acae9d7fb1c787857023376, < 72c25eb9ae4993ccac4821354ff34eb1f32e4781 | ≥ e3d59eff47b8cc385acae9d7fb1c787857023376, < e3965acaf3739fde9d74ad82979b46d37c6c208f | 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