CVE-2023-53677
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Publication date: 2025-10-07
Last updated on: 2026-02-26
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/i915: Fix memory leaks in i915 selftests
This patch fixes memory leaks on error escapes in function fake_get_pages
(cherry picked from commit 8bfbdadce85c4c51689da10f39c805a7106d4567)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak issue in the Linux kernel's drm/i915 component, specifically in the i915 selftests. It occurs in the function fake_get_pages when error escapes happen, causing memory to not be properly released.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak could lead to increased memory usage and potential resource exhaustion on affected systems, which might degrade system performance or stability over time.
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