Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-53014
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: tegra: Fix memory leak in terminate_all() Terminate vdesc when terminating an ongoing transfer. This will ensure that the vdesc is present in the desc_terminated list The descriptor will be freed later in desc_free_list(). This fixes the memory leaks which can happen when terminating an ongoing transfer.
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions ee17028009d49fffed8cc963455d33b1fd3f1d08, 5.19, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53014?
- CVE-2023-53014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53014?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.