CVE-2023-53290
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Publication date: 2025-09-16

Last updated on: 2025-12-03

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.
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Published
2025-09-16
Last Modified
2025-12-03
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2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-09-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53290
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.1 (inc) to 5.4.244 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.181 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.113 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.30 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.3.4 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-401 The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a resource leak in the Linux kernel's BPF sample code where a file handle (fout) is opened with fopen but not properly closed with fclose, causing the file handle to go out of scope without being released.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a file handle leak which could lead to resource exhaustion or unexpected behavior in the kernel due to unreleased file handles.

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