CVE-2023-53617

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

soc: aspeed: socinfo: Add kfree for kstrdup

Add kfree() in the later error handling in order to avoid memory leak.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 4.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 7, 2025

Last Modified

February 5, 2026

References (4)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e6d847a8ce18ab2fbec4f579f682486a82d2c6b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b662856b71343d9e731c1cd4bbe54758c7791abb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a5ad4477d2a11e9b03f00c52694451e9332228
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfb9676ed25be25ca7cd198d0f0e093b76b7bc7f

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (Memory Leak)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 21:18 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-29 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-53617?

CVE-2023-53617 is a medium vulnerability published on October 7, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: aspeed: socinfo: Add kfree for kstrdup Add kfree() in the later error handling in order to avoid memory leak.

When was CVE-2023-53617 disclosed?

CVE-2023-53617 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 7, 2025, with the most recent update on February 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-53617 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53617 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-53617?

CVE-2023-53617 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-53617?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53617, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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