Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53303

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: microchip: vcap api: Fix possible memory leak for vcap_dup_rule() Inject fault When select CONFIG_VCAP_KUNIT_TEST, the below memory leak occurs. If kzalloc() for duprule succeeds, but the following kmemdup() fails, the duprule, ckf and caf memory will be leaked. So kfree them in the error path. unreferenced object 0xffff122744c50600 (size 192): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 346, jiffies 4294896122 (age 911.812s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 10 27 00 00 04 00 00 00 1e 00 00 00 2c 01 00 00 .'..........,... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 06 c5 44 27 12 ff ff ...........D'... backtrace: [<00000000394b0db8>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x274/0x2f8 [<0000000001bedc67>] kmalloc_trace+0x38/0x88 [<00000000b0612f98>] vcap_dup_rule+0x50/0x460 [<000000005d2d3aca>] vcap_add_rule+0x8cc/0x1038 [<00000000eef9d0f8>] test_vcap_xn_rule_creator.constprop.0.isra.0+0x238/0x494 [<00000000cbda607b>] vcap_api_rule_remove_in_front_test+0x1ac/0x698 [<00000000c8766299>] kunit_try_run_case+0xe0/0x20c [<00000000c4fe9186>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x50/0x94 [<00000000f6864acf>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<0000000022e639b3>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

EPSS: 0.001 (2.1th 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.

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53303?
CVE-2023-53303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-53303?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.