CVE-2023-53801
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/sprd: Release dma buffer to avoid memory leak When attaching to a domain, the driver would alloc a DMA buffer which is used to store address mapping table, and it need to be released when the IOMMU domain is freed.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.13
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.15.113,
6.1.81,
6.3.4,
6.4
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53801 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8745f3592ee4a7b49ede16ddd3f12a41ecaa23c9
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c089a931fd3939cd32318cf4f54e69e8f51a19
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9afea57384d4ae7b2034593eac7fa76c7122762a
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-53801?
CVE-2023-53801 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.113, 6.1.81, 6.3.4 and others. CVE-2023-53801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53801?
Yes — CVE-2023-53801 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.113, 6.1.81, 6.3.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-53801 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-53801 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.