7.8

CVE-2023-53604: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53604DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53604
Published 04-10-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53604 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.16%
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 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path Otherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.16% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu122 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-162.179 | < 5.15.0-79.86
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1109.118 | < 5.15.0-1042.47
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546 | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < 6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < 44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < 3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17 | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767 | ≥ 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14, < 6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887 | 4.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.12, < 4.14.315 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.283 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.243 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.180 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.111 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.28 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.15 | ≥ 6.3, < 6.3.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.37-1 | < 6.3.7-1

3 vendors · 125 products

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