CVE-2023-53546

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4-5.4.253 - Use-After-Free in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx when mlx5_cmd_exec failed in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx, the memory pointed by 'in' is not released, which will cause memory leak. Move memory release after mlx5_cmd_exec.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800d8c96bf997da5eb76ccf8d88795c4231c83fb

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165159854757dbae0dfd1812b27051da35aa6223

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cecb0a8f9e7a21754d5ad85813ab6b47b3308f

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3169c3854397f3070a63b1b772db16dcb8cba7b4

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622d71d99124e69f7bf2e2b7a89f5f444a24d235

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd77585dd9d0e03dd1bceb95f0269a7eaf6b936

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 4.0%

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 (16)

Linux/Linux < 5.4

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 00cecb0a8f9e7a21754d5ad85813ab6b47b3308f

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 165159854757dbae0dfd1812b27051da35aa6223

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 3169c3854397f3070a63b1b772db16dcb8cba7b4

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 5dd77585dd9d0e03dd1bceb95f0269a7eaf6b936

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 622d71d99124e69f7bf2e2b7a89f5f444a24d235

Linux/Linux 1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2 - 800d8c96bf997da5eb76ccf8d88795c4231c83fb

Linux/Linux 5.10.190 - 5.10.*

Linux/Linux 5.15.126 - 5.15.*

Linux/Linux 5.4

... and 6 more

Published Oct 04, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026