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  "affected": [
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      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4b1a29a7f5425d32640b34b8a755f34e02f64d0f"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "f6d3aee1c66358471275df9dddd480010f061b0e"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "dd9981a11d74ff2eb253bb5c459876f8bd3c6c36"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "bb99db06b8b6ce9351633fc61bec9919d8f6f52b"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "29d53c4c5a6f6d2b93aaac95b65cb4c907faf2ff"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "94f68f3e059c478e240f65fcb64746fe371295df"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2bb3669f576559db273efe49e0e69f82450efbca"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53346.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkernel/fail_function: 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\nat once.",
  "id": "CVE-2023-53346",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:10:27.346964741Z",
  "published": "2025-09-17T14:56:38.400Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d53c4c5a6f6d2b93aaac95b65cb4c907faf2ff"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bb3669f576559db273efe49e0e69f82450efbca"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f68f3e059c478e240f65fcb64746fe371295df"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb99db06b8b6ce9351633fc61bec9919d8f6f52b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9981a11d74ff2eb253bb5c459876f8bd3c6c36"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d3aee1c66358471275df9dddd480010f061b0e"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53346.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53346"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "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": "kernel/fail_function: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()"
}