PT-2025-40710 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published

2023-09-05

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Updated

2025-12-04

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CVE-2023-53568

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 s390/zcrypt subsystem of the Linux kernel. Specifically, if the dev set name() function fails during the zcdn create() process, the allocated resources are not freed, leading to a memory leak.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Memory Leak

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746
ALSA-2025_12752
ALSA-2025_12753
ALSA-2025_16880
BDU:2026-04432
CVE-2023-53568
RHSA-2025:6966
RHSA-2025_6966
SUSE-SU-2025:21040-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21052-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21056-1
SUSE-SU-2025:21064-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4128-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4140-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4301-1
SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse