recordmcount: Fix memory leaks in the uwrite function
Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: recordmcount: Fix memory leaks in the uwrite function Common realloc mistake: 'file_append' nulled but not freed upon failure
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0016 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 3.3, 3.5, 4.14.316 +7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.2.76 to before 3.3; 3.4.113 to before 3.5 | 3.3, 3.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 4.4 and later | 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.2.76 to before 3.3; 3.4.113 to before 3.5 Fixed in 3.3, 3.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.4 and later Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.14.316; 4.15 to before 4.19.284; 4.20 to before 5.4.244; 5.5 to before 5.10.181; 5.11 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.14.316; 4.15 to before 4.19.284; 4.20 to before 5.4.244; 5.5 to before 5.10.181; 5.11 to before 5.15.113; 5.16 to before 6.1.30; 6.2 to before 6.3.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.3, 3.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q38-88hx-3qf7
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd39f68a309a947670379bf9a39b16c584f86ddb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444ec005404cead222ebce2561a9451c9ee5ad89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ed95a6f6c646e8bb15c354536e0ab10e8f39c08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9ca5f62f2ba160ff9c9be4adf401c46c04edef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff70ad9159fbb566b2c15724f44207e8deccd527
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895130e63c93926f07caf5db286b97bd27b81de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25c9b185f121812cbc215fdaa1192c6b9025b428
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa359d068574d29e7d2f0fdd0ebe4c6a12b5cfb9
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q38-88hx-3qf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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