SUSE CVE-2023-53402

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

CVE-2023-53402 kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfslookup When calling debugfslookup the result must have dput called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfslookupandremove...

CVE-2023-53402

CVE-2023-53402 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the printk debugfs path. The root cause is a memory leak in kernel/printk/index.c when using debugfs_lookup() without a matching dput(). The documented fix replaces the sequence with debugfs_lookup_and_remove(), handling the logic and preventi...