In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: dwc3: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once. Note, the root dentry for the debugfs directory for the device needs to be saved so we don't have to keep looking it up, which required a bit more refactoring to properly create and remove it when needed.
History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: dwc3: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once. Note, the root dentry for the debugfs directory for the device needs to be saved so we don't have to keep looking it up, which required a bit more refactoring to properly create and remove it when needed.
Title USB: dwc3: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-18T13:58:51.771Z

Updated: 2025-09-18T13:58:51.771Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.740Z

Link: CVE-2023-53415

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-18T14:15:45.070

Modified: 2025-09-18T14:15:45.070

Link: CVE-2023-53415

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53415 - Bugzilla