{"id":"CVE-2023-53197","title":"USB: uhci: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: uhci: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()\n\nWhen calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,\notherwise the memory will leak over time…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < c6af1dbc99ad37bf67c8703982df4d7f12d256c1","Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < e529aeb771aef1402c899b6b405610ef444d5d88","Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < 9cb88847b8b86f132309030022a23dca895b6f61","Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < 0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144","Linux 5.13"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:19:58.567627Z"},"published":"2025-09-15","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:21:06.871Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53197","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6af1dbc99ad37bf67c8703982df4d7f12d256c1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e529aeb771aef1402c899b6b405610ef444d5d88"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb88847b8b86f132309030022a23dca895b6f61"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00166,"epssPercentile":0.05898,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.785Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53197","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: uhci: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()\n\nWhen calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,\notherwise the memory will leak over time.  To make things simpler, just\ncall debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic\nat once.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < c6af1dbc99ad37bf67c8703982df4d7f12d256c1`\n- `Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < e529aeb771aef1402c899b6b405610ef444d5d88`\n- `Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < 9cb88847b8b86f132309030022a23dca895b6f61`\n- `Linux >= 5649d86f537887c2be88689986ec4dd493d4babe < 0a3f82c79c86278e7f144564b1cb6cc5c3657144`\n- `Linux 5.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}