CVE-2023-54238Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlx5: fix skb leak while fifo resync and push During ptp resync operation SKBs were poped from the fifo but were never freed neither by napi_consume nor by dev_kfree_skb_any. Add call to napi_consume_skb to properly free SKBs. Another leak was happening because mlx5e_skb_fifo_has_room() had an error in the check. Comparing free running counters works well unless C promotes the types to something wider than the counter. In thi

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.0.06.1.18+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.20-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux58a518948f60153e8f6cb8361d2712aa3a1af94a234cffda95e1049f58e8ec136ef105c633f0ed19+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
mlx5: fix skb leak while fifo resync and push2025-12-30
OSV
CVE-2023-54238: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlx5: fix skb leak while fifo resync and push During ptp resync operation SKBs wer2025-12-30
GHSA
GHSA-48xp-xhc9-g2gm: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlx5: fix skb leak while fifo resync and push During ptp resync operation SKBs w2025-12-30

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in mlx5 driver due to memory leaks2025-12-30
Debian
CVE-2023-54238: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlx5: fix s...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54238 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz