CVE-2023-53379

usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe()

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe() Smatch reports:
drivers/usb/phy/phy-tahvo.c: tahvo_usb_probe()
warn: missing unwind goto? After geting irq, if ret < 0, it will return without error handling to
free memory.
Just add error handling to fix this problem.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe() Smatch reports: drivers/usb/phy/phy-tahvo.c: tahvo_usb_probe() warn: missing unwind goto? After geting irq, if ret < 0, it will return without error handling to free memory. Just add error handling to fix this problem.

This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-09-17 CVE Reserved
2025-09-18 CVE Published
2026-01-14 CVE Updated
2026-02-26 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f06415418f37ac602e71a61ee83ea43553e6bbd	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e2d2f05204f7ab9c645a1fb9f10a3f6393dd2fa	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/606668e24a0d7fd262e2326d76bb60b965fe713f	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/494629ba62a961de1f2dd0b7125878acb27b8043	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d45a1373e669880b8beaecc8765f44cb0241e47	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e663c172115b9e26a0856508db6277871a7c32	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eab21911d5d6a3377b8965b9fb06463b248fe6b	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcf379ea4e93b8ea23d628db68ae953b26d63af1	Vuln. Introduced
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b45f0d0105a0f50e681dc8fac4b32e1192de34f2	Vuln. Introduced

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5a7bebf832b1482efe27bcc15a88c5b28a30d0	2023-08-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4da9edeccf77d7b4c6dbcb34d5908acdaa5bd7e3	2023-08-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9cdc19861950582f077f254a12026e169eaee5	2023-07-27
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56901de563359de20513e16a9ae008ae2c22e9a9	2023-07-27
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf26d6e1b5450620c214feea537bb6ce05c6741	2023-07-23
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9b7c89a80428cc5f4ae0d2e1311fdedb2a1aac	2023-07-19
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38dbd6f72bfbeba009efe0e9ec1f3ff09f9e23fa	2023-07-19
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/342161c11403ea00e9febc16baab1d883d589d04	2023-05-29

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 4.14.247 < 4.14.322 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.14.247 < 4.14.322"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 4.19.207 < 4.19.291 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.19.207 < 4.19.291"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.4.146 < 5.4.251 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.4.146 < 5.4.251"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.10.65 < 5.10.188 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10.65 < 5.10.188"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.15 < 5.15.121 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 5.15.121"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.15 < 6.1.39 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.1.39"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.15 < 6.4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.4.4"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.15 < 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.5"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.4.284 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.4.284"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.9.283 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.9.283"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				5.13.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "5.13.17"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				5.14.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "5.14.4"		en		Affected