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CVE-2023-53993

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-53993 describes a memory leak vulnerability within the Linux kernel's PCI/DOE module, specifically when CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS is enabled. This issue arises because the work_struct associated with a pci_doe_task is not properly destroyed after completion. The vulnerability has no assigned CVSS score, and its FAUCET Risk Score is low at 7/100, suggesting limited severity and impact, likely requiring specific kernel configurations to manifest. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
6.0CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1, < 2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b, >= 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1, < 95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5, >= 9d24322e887b6a3d3f9f9c3e76937a646102c8c1, < abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785eCNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-53993Low

kernel: Kernel: Denial of Service due to memory leak in PCI/DOE

Dec 24, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b
git.kernel.org / stable/c/95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5
git.kernel.org / stable/c/abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785e