Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-53379

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe() Smatch reports: drivers/usb/phy/phy-tahvo.c: tahvo_usb_probe() warn: missing unwind goto? After geting irq, if ret < 0, it will return without error handling to free memory. Just add error handling to fix this problem.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-53379: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 4.14.322, 606668e24a0d7fd262e2326d76bb60b965fe713f, 6.4.4
  • Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53379?
CVE-2023-53379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-53379?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.