PT-2025-38399 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2025-09-18 · Updated 2026-03-27 · CVE-2023-53417

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 USB subsystem related to the sl811 driver. A memory leak occurs when using the debugfs lookup() function without properly releasing the allocated memory using dput(). The issue is addressed by utilizing the debugfs lookup and remove() function, which handles memory management automatically.

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

CVE-2023-53417

SUSE-SU-2026:0474-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0496-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1

SUSE-SU-2026:1131-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linux Kernel

Sl811

References · 858

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53417.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb4d5eefb67095d7c3b70b08498b23b7f2895f76 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53417 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0496-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53417 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04fdfec7b0286972cb5457ef958c92585447a39f · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:1131-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53417 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0474-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1523c4dbc54e164638ff8729d511cf91e27be04 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54166af8941d0cf46b65cfa2fbce76e38d82fadf · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53417 · Vendor Advisory