CVE-2023-53017
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.1.9 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data() When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is not freed, which will cause memory leak, convert to use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR to pass the instance to callback so no memory needs to be allocated.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (5)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.1.9
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
Mar 27, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026