CVE-2023-53993

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scored
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 24, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-53993(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_42024-04-30redhat
linuxKernel @ 6.1.24—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2023-53993?
CVE-2023-53993 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on December 24, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/DOE: Fix memory leak with CONFIGDEBUGOBJECTS=y After a pcidoetask completes, its work_struct needs to be destroyed to avoid a memory leak with CONFIGDEBUGOBJECTS=y.
When was CVE-2023-53993 disclosed?
CVE-2023-53993 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 24, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-53993 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-53993 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 90.1% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53993?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-53993, 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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