CVE-2023-53449

low-risk
Published 2025-10-01

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/dasd: Fix potential memleak in dasd_eckd_init() `dasd_reserve_req` is allocated before `dasd_vol_info_req`, and it also needs to be freed before the error returns, just like the other cases in this function.

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 (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460e9bed82e49db1b823dcb4e421783854d86c40
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544a552be0869231799784279d52704c4d314d33
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a50e28d433acf22258f9f34831057387f04ef074
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aede5230d154b6b237985ec9df7ebbd1dce96810
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee986d80acdef710a886be404308188ea11000c8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef3a7ffc0a6f833578bc8d1dcb79d0633c7e4ec3
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal