CVE-2023-53196

usb: dwc3: qcom: Fix potential memory leak

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: qcom: Fix potential memory leak Function dwc3_qcom_probe() allocates memory for resource structure which is pointed by parent_res pointer. This memory is not freed. This leads to memory leak. Use stack memory to prevent memory leak. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1215.16 ≤ v < 6.1.395.3 ≤ v < 5.10.1885.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1215.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2515.3 ≤ v < 6.1.395.3 ≤ v < 6.4.45.3 ≤ v < 6.55.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1886.2 ≤ v < 6.4.42bc02355f8ba2c1f108ec8b16a673b467a17228c5.3
Vendor states this is fixed in 097fb3ee710d4de83b8d4f5589e8ee13e0f0541e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 134a7d4642f11daed6bbc378f930a54dd0322291 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 648a163cff21ea355c8765e882ba8bf66a870a3e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 74f8606ddfa450d2255b4e61472a7632def1e8c4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b626cd5e4a87a281629e0c2b07519990077c0fbe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c3b322b84ab5dda7eaca9ded763628b7467734f4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.188 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.121 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.251 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/097fb3ee710d4de83b8d4f5589e8ee13e0f0541e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134a7d4642f11daed6bbc378f930a54dd0322291
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/648a163cff21ea355c8765e882ba8bf66a870a3e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74f8606ddfa450d2255b4e61472a7632def1e8c4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b626cd5e4a87a281629e0c2b07519990077c0fbe
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b322b84ab5dda7eaca9ded763628b7467734f4

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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