Linux Kernel up to 6.1.54/6.5.4 media of_find_device_by_node memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.54/6.5.4. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function of_find_device_by_node of the component media. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-53385. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.54/6.5.4. Affected by this issue is the function of_find_device_by_node of the component media. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mdp3: Fix resource leaks in of_find_device_by_node Use put_device to release the object get through of_find_device_by_node, avoiding resource leaks.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-53385 since 09/17/2025. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265604 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53385), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.55 or 6.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8ba9d91c8f21f070af2049f114c206a8f2d5c71e/fa481125bc4ca8edc1a4c62fe53486ac9a817593/35ca8ce495366909b4c2e701d1356570dd40c4e2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265604) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2092). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.1.47
• 6.1.48
• 6.1.49
• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
• 6.1.52
• 6.1.53
• 6.1.54
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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