PT-2025-37560 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2023-05-29 · Updated 2026-04-14 · CVE-2023-53196

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak exists in the dwc3 qcom probe() function. The function allocates memory for a resource structure pointed to by the parent res pointer, but this memory is not freed, leading to a memory leak. The issue is addressed by using stack memory to prevent the leak.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-05998

CVE-2023-53196

RHSA-2025:6966

RHSA-2025_6966

SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

References · 2015

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53196.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/097fb3ee710d4de83b8d4f5589e8ee13e0f0541e · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53196 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648a163cff21ea355c8765e882ba8bf66a870a3e · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b322b84ab5dda7eaca9ded763628b7467734f4 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f8606ddfa450d2255b4e61472a7632def1e8c4 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b626cd5e4a87a281629e0c2b07519990077c0fbe · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134a7d4642f11daed6bbc378f930a54dd0322291 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1 · Vendor Advisory