CVE-2023-54294Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
3.3LOW
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and raid10_run() failed before setting 'mddev->thread', then in the error path 'conf->thread' is not freed. Fix the problem by setting 'mddev->thread' right after setup_conf().

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel4.16.04.19.283+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.191-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linux43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527abf4d67060c8f63caff096e5fca1564bfef1e5d4+8
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread2025-12-30
OSV
CVE-2023-54294: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and r2025-12-30
GHSA
GHSA-cpq6-27xg-r565: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and2025-12-30

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread2025-12-30
Debian
CVE-2023-54294: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: ...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54294 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz