CVE-2023-53693: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-53693 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 14Timeline
- 22-10-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: Fix the memory leak in raw_gadget driver Currently, increasing raw_dev->count happens before invoke the raw_queue_event(), if the raw_queue_event() return error, invoke raw_release() will not trigger the dev_free() to be called. [ 268.905865][ T5067] raw-gadget.0 gadget.0: failed to queue event [ 268.912053][ T5067] udc dummy_udc.0: failed to start USB Raw Gadget: -12 [ 268.918885][ T5067] raw-gadget.0: probe of gadget.0 failed with error -12 [ 268.925956][ T5067] UDC core: USB Raw Gadget: couldn't find an available UDC or it's busy [ 268.934657][ T5067] misc raw-gadget: fail, usb_gadget_register_driver returned -16 BUG: memory leak [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff8347eb55>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:703 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] dev_new drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:191 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] raw_open+0x45/0x110 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:385 [<ffffffff827d1d09>] misc_open+0x1a9/0x1f0 drivers/char/misc.c:165 [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff8347cd2f>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff8347cd2f>] raw_ioctl_init+0xdf/0x410 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:460 [<ffffffff8347dfe9>] raw_ioctl+0x5f9/0x1120 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1250 [<ffffffff81685173>] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:703 [inline] [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] dummy_alloc_request+0x5a/0xe0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:665 [<ffffffff833e9132>] usb_ep_alloc_request+0x22/0xd0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:196 [<ffffffff8347f13d>] gadget_bind+0x6d/0x370 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:292 This commit therefore invoke kref_get() under the condition that raw_queue_event() return success.
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.21% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu123 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-88.98
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1049.54
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.52-1 | < 6.4.11-1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10, < 68e6287ac61dc22513cd39f02b9ac1fef28513e4 | ≥ f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10, < 0f7a2b567197798da7bfa2252f4485c0ca6c6266 | ≥ f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10, < de77000c1923d7942f9b4f08447c8feeae1c0f33 | ≥ f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10, < 9934e5d07c0dc294169a7d52f6309f35cd6d7755 | ≥ f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10, < 83e30f2bf86ef7c38fbd476ed81a88522b620628 | 5.7
3 vendors · 125 products