PT-2025-52950 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24 · Updated 2025-12-26 · CVE-2023-53993

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

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

Description A memory leak exists in the PCI/DOE subsystem of the Linux kernel when CONFIG DEBUG OBJECTS is enabled. Specifically, the work struct associated with a completed pci doe task is not properly destroyed, 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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-53993

RHSA-2024:2394

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 16

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53993.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53993 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53993 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2023-53993 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2004666682023825881 · Twitter Post
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785e · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5 · Note