PT-2025-37671 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2023-01-01 · Updated 2026-04-14 · CVE-2023-53230

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 The Linux kernel contains an issue in the SMB client where a memory leak was reported in the cifs smb3 do mount() function. This was identified by a kernel test robot.

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

Exploit

Memory Leak

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-04617

CVE-2023-53230

RHSA-2024:9315

RHSA-2025:9580

RHSA-2025:9581

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

Centos

Debian

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

References · 2013

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53230.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb79f8dfba343667f9a82a252743f4e8f67ce420 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/945f4a7aff84fde1f825d17a5050880345da3228 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53230 · Vendor Advisory