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CVE-2023-53379

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53379 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB Tahvo PHY driver, specifically within the tahvo_usb_probe() function. This flaw occurs when an interrupt acquisition fails, leading to a memory leak due to improper error handling. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, it has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.9.283, < 4.10CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.247, < 4.14.322CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.19.207, < 4.19.291CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.4.284, < 4.5CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.10.65, < 5.10.188CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
3.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0014 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53379

kernel: usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe()

Sep 18, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/342161c11403ea00e9febc16baab1d883d589d04
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/38dbd6f72bfbeba009efe0e9ec1f3ff09f9e23fa
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3e5a7bebf832b1482efe27bcc15a88c5b28a30d0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4da9edeccf77d7b4c6dbcb34d5908acdaa5bd7e3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/56901de563359de20513e16a9ae008ae2c22e9a9
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/dd9b7c89a80428cc5f4ae0d2e1311fdedb2a1aac
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ecf26d6e1b5450620c214feea537bb6ce05c6741
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fe9cdc19861950582f077f254a12026e169eaee5
Patch