CVE-2023-53604

dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path Otherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-10-04 CVE Reserved
2025-10-04 CVE Published
2025-10-06 CVE Updated
2025-10-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546	2023-05-17
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e	2023-05-17
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b	2023-05-17
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee	2023-05-17
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac	2023-05-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17	2023-05-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e	2023-05-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767	2023-05-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887	2023-04-04

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"				< 4.14.315 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 4.14.315"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 4.19.283 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 4.19.283"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.4.243 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.4.243"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.10.180 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.180"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.111 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.111"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.28 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.28"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.2.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.2.15"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.3.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.3.2"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.4"		en		Affected