SB20250916411 - Memory leak in Linux kernel usb chipidea driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916411
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53334)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dbg_create_files() function in drivers/usb/chipidea/debug.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4322661af6d7a586a5798ab9aa443f49895b6943
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610373dd354f3d393aa3bdcab59f55024c16b5e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/972e0682f6e3ee6ecf002657df4aaa511d51dd6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff35f3ea3baba5b81416ac02d005cfbf6dd182fa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3