FKIE_CVE-2023-53391

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-09-18 14:15 - Updated: 2025-09-19 16:00
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: shmem: use ramfs_kill_sb() for kill_sb method of ramfs-based tmpfs As the ramfs-based tmpfs uses ramfs_init_fs_context() for the init_fs_context method, which allocates fc->s_fs_info, use ramfs_kill_sb() to free it and avoid a memory leak.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f34bf8b442c6d720e7fa6f15e8702427e48aea9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ce9d76b0a93bae799e27e4f5ac35478c676592
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/487f229efea80c00dd7397547ec4f25fb8999d99
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fada375113767b3b57f1b04f7a4fe64ffaa626f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe07db840992a3886694ac3d303b06f4b70ce00
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nshmem: use ramfs_kill_sb() for kill_sb method of ramfs-based tmpfs\n\nAs the ramfs-based tmpfs uses ramfs_init_fs_context() for the\ninit_fs_context method, which allocates fc-\u003es_fs_info, use ramfs_kill_sb()\nto free it and avoid a memory leak."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-53391",
  "lastModified": "2025-09-19T16:00:27.847",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-09-18T14:15:42.237",
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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