CVE-2023-53527
Not scored
thunderbolt: Fix memory leak in tb_handle_dp_bandwidth_request()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Fix memory leak in tb_handle_dp_bandwidth_request() The memory allocated in tb_queue_dp_bandwidth_request() needs to be released once the request is handled to avoid leaking it.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
October 1, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53527
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Fix memory leak in tb_handle_dp_bandwidth_request() The memory allocated in tb_queue_dp_bandwidth_request() needs to be released once the request is handled to avoid leaking it.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0752bb32aed2c5dd85821195a507a1079c4835f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/596a5123cc782d458b057eb3837e66535cd0befa
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53527.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53527