Name: CVE-2023-53617: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-53617, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00197

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

soc: aspeed: socinfo: Add kfree for kstrdup

Add kfree() in the later error handling in order to avoid memory leak.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 9, 2025
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg	Oct 10, 2025	Oct 7, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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