CVE-2023-53092 interconnect: exynos: fix node leak in probe PM QoS error path

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel Exynos interconnect driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-53092?

CVE-2023-53092 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

interconnect: exynos: fix node leak in probe PM QoS error path

Make sure to add the newly allocated interconnect node to the provider before adding the PM QoS request so that the node is freed on errors.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53092?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-53092?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-53092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-53092, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53092, GHSA-mp6x-j3pp-4p34, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53092.

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