CVE-2023-53195

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.1-6.1.38, 6.1.39-6.1.*, 6.4.4-6.4.*, >=6.5 - Use-After-Free in mlxsw Line Cards Initialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init The line cards array is not freed in the error path of mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (9)
Linux/Linux < 6.1
Linux/Linux 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3 - 08fc75735fda3be97194bfbf3c899c87abb3d0fe
Linux/Linux 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3 - cd716022c968bc6748f23708b986f845b45791b7
Linux/Linux 01328e23a476a47179b07125eabac439bc1d5fd3 - d4f5b1dd816dccd4ee6bb60b2a81a3d4373636a9
Linux/Linux 6.1
Linux/Linux 6.1.39 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.4.4 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
linux/linux_kernel 6.1 - 6.1.39
Published Sep 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026