{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-53278","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-09-16T08:09:37.991Z","datePublished":"2025-09-16T08:11:12.997Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:41:49.895Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:41:49.895Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nubifs: Fix memory leak in ubifs_sysfs_init()\n\nWhen insmod ubifs.ko, a kmemleak reported as below:\n\n unreferenced object 0xffff88817fb1a780 (size 8):\n   comm \"insmod\", pid 25265, jiffies 4295239702 (age 100.130s)\n   hex dump (first 8 bytes):\n     75 62 69 66 73 00 ff ff                          ubifs...\n   backtrace:\n     [<ffffffff81b3fc4c>] slab_post_alloc_hook+0x9c/0x3c0\n     [<ffffffff81b44bf3>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x183/0x410\n     [<ffffffff8198d3da>] kstrdup+0x3a/0x80\n     [<ffffffff8198d486>] kstrdup_const+0x66/0x80\n     [<ffffffff83989325>] kvasprintf_const+0x155/0x190\n     [<ffffffff83bf55bb>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x5b/0x150\n     [<ffffffff83bf576b>] kobject_set_name+0xbb/0xf0\n     [<ffffffff8100204c>] do_one_initcall+0x14c/0x5a0\n     [<ffffffff8157e380>] do_init_module+0x1f0/0x660\n     [<ffffffff815857be>] load_module+0x6d7e/0x7590\n     [<ffffffff8158644f>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x19f/0x230\n     [<ffffffff815866b3>] __x64_sys_finit_module+0x73/0xb0\n     [<ffffffff88c98e85>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80\n     [<ffffffff88e00087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd\n\nWhen kset_register() failed, we should call kset_put to cleanup it."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ubifs/sysfs.c"],"versions":[{"version":"2e3cbf425804fb44a005e252f88f93dff108c911","lessThan":"1c5fdf2d4647219d2267ccb08c7f2c7095bf3450","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"2e3cbf425804fb44a005e252f88f93dff108c911","lessThan":"d42c2b18c42da7378e67b6414aafe93b65de89d1","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"2e3cbf425804fb44a005e252f88f93dff108c911","lessThan":"203a55f04f66eea1a1ca7e5a302a7f5c99c62327","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ubifs/sysfs.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.17","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.17","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.18","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2.5","lessThanOrEqual":"6.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.18"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.2.5"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.17","versionEndExcluding":"6.3"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c5fdf2d4647219d2267ccb08c7f2c7095bf3450"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42c2b18c42da7378e67b6414aafe93b65de89d1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/203a55f04f66eea1a1ca7e5a302a7f5c99c62327"}],"title":"ubifs: Fix memory leak in ubifs_sysfs_init()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":5.5,"attackVector":"LOCAL","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","integrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"NONE"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2023-53278","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-01-14T18:07:39.227340Z"}}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","type":"CWE","cweId":"CWE-401","description":"CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime"}]}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-01-14T18:12:54.412Z"}}]}}