CVE-2023-54169

Linux Kernel 5.11-5.14, 5.16-6.1.40, 6.2-6.4.5 - Memory Leak in mlx5e_ptp_open

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory pointed by "c" or "cparams" is not freed, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa

Scores

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 7.2%

Details

Status published

Products (13)

linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.121linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.40linux

linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.4.5linux

Linux/Linux < 5.11

Linux/Linux 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d - 4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20

Linux/Linux 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d - 7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1

Linux/Linux 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d - 83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d

Linux/Linux 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d - d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa

Linux/Linux 5.11

Linux/Linux 5.15.121 - 5.15.*

... and 3 more

Published Dec 30, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026