CVE-2023-53527

Published: Oct 1, 2025Modified: Jan 23, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Fix memory leak in tb_handle_dp_bandwidth_request() The memory allocated in tb_queue_dp_bandwidth_request() needs to be released once the request is handled to avoid leaking it.

Affected (6)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.3 to 6.4.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.5 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.5 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.5 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.5 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.5 rc5

Related CWEs

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0752bb32aed2c5dd85821195a507a1079c4835f7

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/596a5123cc782d458b057eb3837e66535cd0befa

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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