CVE-2023-53693

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: Fix the memory leak in raw_gadget driver Currently, increasing raw_dev->count happens before invoke the raw_queue_event(), if the raw_queue_event() return error, invoke raw_release() will not trigger the dev_free() to be called. [ 268.905865][ T5067] raw-gadget.0 gadget.0: failed to queue event [ 268.912053][ T5067] udc dummy_udc.0: failed to start USB Raw Gadget: -12 [ 268.918885][ T5067] raw-gadget.0: probe of gadget.0 failed with error -12 [ 268.925956][ T5067] UDC core: USB Raw Gadget: couldn't find an available UDC or it's busy [ 268.934657][ T5067] misc raw-gadget: fail, usb_gadget_register_driver returned -16 BUG: memory leak [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff8347eb55>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:703 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] dev_new drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:191 [inline] [<ffffffff8347eb55>] raw_open+0x45/0x110 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:385 [<ffffffff827d1d09>] misc_open+0x1a9/0x1f0 drivers/char/misc.c:165 [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff8347cd2f>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff8347cd2f>] raw_ioctl_init+0xdf/0x410 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:460 [<ffffffff8347dfe9>] raw_ioctl+0x5f9/0x1120 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1250 [<ffffffff81685173>] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] [<ffffffff8154bf94>] kmalloc_trace+0x24/0x90 mm/slab_common.c:1076 [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:582 [inline] [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:703 [inline] [<ffffffff833ecc6a>] dummy_alloc_request+0x5a/0xe0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:665 [<ffffffff833e9132>] usb_ep_alloc_request+0x22/0xd0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:196 [<ffffffff8347f13d>] gadget_bind+0x6d/0x370 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:292 This commit therefore invoke kref_get() under the condition that raw_queue_event() return success.

SeverityUnknown
CVSS—
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedOct 22, 2025
First seenOct 22, 2025

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  • Linux Linux68e6287ac61dc22513cd39f02b9ac1fef28513e4, 0f7a2b567197798da7bfa2252f4485c0ca6c6266, de77000c1923d7942f9b4f08447c8feeae1c0f33, 9934e5d07c0dc294169a7d52f6309f35cd6d7755, 83e30f2bf86ef7c38fbd476ed81a88522b620628 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxf2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10 ≤ v < 68e6287ac61dc22513cd39f02b9ac1fef28513e4, f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10 ≤ v < 0f7a2b567197798da7bfa2252f4485c0ca6c6266, f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10 ≤ v < de77000c1923d7942f9b4f08447c8feeae1c0f33, f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10 ≤ v < 9934e5d07c0dc294169a7d52f6309f35cd6d7755, f2c2e717642c66f7fe7e5dd69b2e8ff5849f4d10 ≤ v < 83e30f2bf86ef7c38fbd476ed81a88522b620628, 5.768e6287ac61dc22513cd39f02b9ac1fef28513e4, 0f7a2b567197798da7bfa2252f4485c0ca6c6266, de77000c1923d7942f9b4f08447c8feeae1c0f33, 9934e5d07c0dc294169a7d52f6309f35cd6d7755, 83e30f2bf86ef7c38fbd476ed81a88522b620628

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