CVE-2023-53290

low-risk
Published 2025-09-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: samples/bpf: Fix fout leak in hbm's run_bpf_prog Fix fout being fopen'ed but then not subsequently fclose'd. In the affected branch, fout is otherwise going out of scope.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% 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 (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23acb14af1914010dd0aae1bbb7fab28bf518b8e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7560ed6592ff4077528c239c71e91b19de985b97
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ec2f424f6edad34651137783a0a59eca9aa37e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3e6e252d74f20f6fc610c7fef3ae7dda0109a6f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edf37bc8b03d3f948e679b2fd2d14464495f5d1b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2065b8b0a215bc6aa061287a2e3d9eab2446422
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal