What is CVE-2023-53844?

CVE-2023-53844 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 and others. CVE-2023-53844 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53844?

CVE-2023-53844 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53844?

Yes, CVE-2023-53844 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53844 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53844 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53844

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Don't leak a resource on swapout move error If moving the bo to system for swapout failed, we were leaking a resource. Fix.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-09

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.121 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.40 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.5 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

4 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53844?

CVE-2023-53844 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 and others. CVE-2023-53844 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53844?

Yes. CVE-2023-53844 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.121, 6.1.40, 6.4.5 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53844 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-53844 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.