What is CVE-2023-53993?

CVE-2023-53993 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2023-53993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53993?

CVE-2023-53993 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-53993?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-53993. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-53993 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53993

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/DOE: Fix memory leak with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y After a pci_doe_task completes, its work_struct needs to be destroyed to avoid a memory leak with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS=y.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Awaiting data

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53993 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/2a0e0f4773fe8032fb17e56f897bee32ce3cdc2b
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Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95628b830952943631d3d74f73f431f501c5d6f5
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Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf04be0e7071f2bcd39bf97ba407e7d4439785e
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