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  "affected": [
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              "introduced": "37b85bd5f20cbe28140d370a840738b6f2e85cbf"
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              "fixed": "d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c"
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          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
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    },
    {
      "package": {
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        "name": "Kernel"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "5.13.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.15.100"
            }
          ],
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        },
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              "introduced": "5.16.0"
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            {
              "fixed": "6.1.18"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        },
        {
          "events": [
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              "introduced": "6.2.0"
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            {
              "fixed": "6.2.5"
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53279.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmisc: vmw_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()\n\nWhen calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,\notherwise the memory will leak over time.  To make things simpler, just\ncall debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at\nonce.",
  "id": "CVE-2023-53279",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:37:53.035344136Z",
  "published": "2025-09-16T08:11:13.712Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/209cdbd07cfaa4b7385bad4eeb47e5ec1887d33d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b94b39bf3d545671f210a2257d18e33c8b874699"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c545e44c1ec08bef0c0c14e632eec516431e9c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7651fa88b17c2d7af949981a2423179db5e9453"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53279.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53279"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "misc: vmw_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()"
}