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CVE-2023-53604

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53604 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically within the device mapper (dm) integrity module. This flaw occurs when dm_register_target() fails, leading to a persistent leak of the journal_io_cache. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it presents a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially allowing an authenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.12, < 4.14.315CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.283CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.243CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.180CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.111CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.3%
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 19th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53604Low

kernel: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path

Oct 4, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546
Patch