Memory Leak Affecting kernel-devel-matched package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELDEVELMATCHED-13216125
  • published3 Oct 2025
  • disclosed1 Oct 2025

Introduced: 1 Oct 2025

CVE-2023-53527  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-devel-matched to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel-matched package and not the kernel-devel-matched package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1