CVE-2023-53173 — tty: pcn_uart: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: pcn_uart: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must ha…
Published: 2025-09-15 · CVSS: Unscored
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: pcn_uart: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7