In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: 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.
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Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: 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.
Title USB: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-17T14:56:49.595Z

Updated: 2025-09-17T14:56:49.595Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.733Z

Link: CVE-2023-53359

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-17T15:15:40.010

Modified: 2025-09-17T15:15:40.010

Link: CVE-2023-53359

cve-icon Redhat

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