CVE-2023-53230

low-risk
Published 2025-09-15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix warning in cifs_smb3_do_mount() This fixes the following warning reported by kernel test robot fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c:982 cifs_smb3_do_mount() warn: possible memory leak of 'cifs_sb'

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c30f33cc6769bf411088a2872843c4f9ea32f9
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/945f4a7aff84fde1f825d17a5050880345da3228
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9850867042674361f455ea8901375cff5b800be5
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb79f8dfba343667f9a82a252743f4e8f67ce420
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal