CVE-2023-53371Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 18

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed to by the fs->any pointer is not freed in the error path of mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the memory in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_destroy().

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.136.1.40+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.52-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux0f575c20bf0686caf3d82d6c626c2e1e4a4c36e675df2fe6d160e16be880aacacd521b135d7177c9+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5337-pr68-xwqf: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed2025-09-18
OSV
CVE-2023-53371: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed t2025-09-18

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create2025-09-18
Microsoft
net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create2025-09-09
Debian
CVE-2023-53371: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: ...2023
CVE-2023-53371 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase