CVE-2023-53604

dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:44 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path Otherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.12 ≤ v < 4.14.3154.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2834.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1804.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1114.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2434.12 ≤ v < 6.1.284.12 ≤ v < 6.2.154.12 ≤ v < 6.3.24.12 ≤ v < 6.44.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2834.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2435.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1115.16 ≤ v < 6.1.285.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1806.2 ≤ v < 6.2.156.3 ≤ v < 6.3.24.127eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14

Vendor states this is fixed in 3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.315 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.283 (unaffected)