What is CVE-2023-53579?

CVE-2023-53579 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.16.40 onward and patched in 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8 and others. CVE-2023-53579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53579?

CVE-2023-53579 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53579?

Yes, CVE-2023-53579 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.16.40 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53579 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2023-53579

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mvebu: fix irq domain leak Uwe Kleine-König pointed out we still have one resource leak in the mvebu driver triggered on driver detach. Let's address it with a custom devm action.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-04

Last modified 2026-03-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2023-53579 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.16.40, 4.8.9, 4.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.16.40 ≥ 4.8.9 ≥ 4.9

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.124 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.43 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.8 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53579 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44e2afbf650f3264519643fcc9e6b4d2f6e8d547
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/644ee70267a934be27370f9aa618b29af7290544
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b19e90521286a03bc3793fd598f20277a8f99c85
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53579

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-04

Modified 2026-03-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53579?

CVE-2023-53579 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.16.40 onward and has been patched in 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8 and others. CVE-2023-53579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53579?

CVE-2023-53579 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53579?

Yes — CVE-2023-53579 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.124, 6.1.43, 6.4.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.16.40 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53579 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53579 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →