CVE-2023-53279
misc: vmw_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: vmw_balloon: 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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf < b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699 37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf < d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c 37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf < f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453 37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf < 209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d
Linux / Linux
5.13
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d