{"cve":"CVE-2023-53288","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-16T08:15:37.940","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:45.030","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/client: Fix memory leak in drm_client_modeset_probe\n\nWhen a new mode is set to modeset->mode, the previous mode should be freed.\nThis fixes the following kmemleak report:\n\ndrm_mode_duplicate+0x45/0x220 [drm]\ndrm_client_modeset_probe+0x944/0xf50 [drm]\n__drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0xb4/0x2c0 [drm_kms_helper]\ndrm_fbdev_client_hotplug+0x2bc/0x4d0 [drm_kms_helper]\ndrm_client_register+0x169/0x240 [drm]\nast_pci_probe+0x142/0x190 [ast]\nlocal_pci_probe+0xdc/0x180\nwork_for_cpu_fn+0x4e/0xa0\nprocess_one_work+0x8b7/0x1540\nworker_thread+0x70a/0xed0\nkthread+0x29f/0x340\nret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1369d0c586ad44f2d18fe2f4cbc5bcb24132fa71","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2329cc7a101af1a844fbf706c0724c0baea38365","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d580017bdb9b3e930b6009e467e5e1589f8ca8a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2a12f64347f535c6ef55fa7eb36a2874d69b59","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8108a494639e56aea77e7196a1d6ea89792b9d4a"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53288","score":0.00149,"percentile":0.04041,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}