CVE-2023-53814

  • Published: 2025-12-09T01:16:53.590

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

PCI: Fix dropping valid root bus resources with .end = zero

On r8a7791/koelsch:

kmemleak: 1 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak)
# cat /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak
unreferenced object 0xc3a34e00 (size 64):
comm “swapper/0”, pid 1, jiffies 4294937460 (age 199.080s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
b4 5d 81 f0 b4 5d 81 f0 c0 b0 a2 c3 00 00 00 00 .]…]……….
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 …………….
backtrace:
[] __kmalloc+0xf0/0x140
[] resource_list_create_entry+0x18/0x38
[] pci_add_resource_offset+0x20/0x68
[] devm_of_pci_get_host_bridge_resources.constprop.0+0xb0/0x390

When coalescing two resources for a contiguous aperture, the second
resource is enlarged to cover the full contiguous range, while the first
resource is marked invalid. This invalidation is done by clearing the
flags, start, and end members.

When adding the initial resources to the bus later, invalid resources are
skipped. Unfortunately, the check for an invalid resource considers only
the end member, causing false positives.

E.g. on r8a7791/koelsch, root bus resource 0 (“bus 00”) is skipped, and no
longer registered with pci_bus_insert_busn_res() (causing the memory leak),
nor printed:

pci-rcar-gen2 ee090000.pci: host bridge /soc/pci@ee090000 ranges:
pci-rcar-gen2 ee090000.pci: MEM 0x00ee080000..0x00ee08ffff -> 0x00ee080000
pci-rcar-gen2 ee090000.pci: PCI: revision 11
pci-rcar-gen2 ee090000.pci: PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00
-pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [bus 00]
pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [mem 0xee080000-0xee08ffff]

Fix this by only skipping resources where all of the flags, start, and end
members are zero.

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How to fix CVE-2023-53814

CVE-2023-53814 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix dropping valid root bus resources with .end = zero On r8a7791/koelsch: kmemleak: 1 new suspected memory leaks (see /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak) # cat /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak unreferenced object 0xc3a34e00 (size 64): comm “swapper/0”, pid 1, jiffies 4294937460 (age 199.080s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): b4 5d 81 […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Dec 09, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Dec 09, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.

No vendor/product data available.

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