USB: chipidea: 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.
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EUVD-2023-59927 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: chipidea: 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. |
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000
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Linux linux Kernel |
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: chipidea: 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. | |
| Title | USB: chipidea: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:42:56.350Z
Reserved: 2025-09-16T16:08:59.565Z
Link: CVE-2023-53334
Updated: 2026-01-14T18:30:57.609Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-09-16T17:15:39.957
Modified: 2026-01-14T19:16:28.400
Link: CVE-2023-53334
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Updated: 2025-09-17T10:04:07Z
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