CVE-2023-53995

net: ipv4: fix one memleak in __inet_del_ifa()

N/A
Published: December 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix one memleak in __inet_del_ifa() I got the below warning when do fuzzing test: unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0 to become free. Usage count = 2 It can be repoduced via: ip link add bond0 type bond sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.bond0.promote_secondaries=1 ip addr add 4.117.174.103/0 scope 0x40 dev bond0 ip addr add 192.168.100.111/255.255.255.254 scope 0 dev bond0 ip addr add 0.0.0.4/0 scope 0x40 secondary dev bond0 ip addr del 4.117.174.103/0 scope 0x40 dev bond0 ip link delete bond0 type bond In this reproduction test case, an incorrect 'last_prim' is found in __inet_del_ifa(), as a result, the secondary address(0.0.0.4/0 scope 0x40) is lost. The memory of the secondary address is leaked and the reference of in_device and net_device is leaked. Fix this problem: Look for 'last_prim' starting at location of the deleted IP and inserting the promoted IP into the location of 'last_prim'.

Affected

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

2.6.15 ≤ v < 5.10.1952.6.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1322.6.15 ≤ v < 5.4.2572.6.15 ≤ v < 6.1.542.6.15 ≤ v < 6.5.42.6.15 ≤ v < 6.60ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa2.6.15
Vendor states this is fixed in 2f1e86014d0cc084886c36a2d77bc620e2d42618 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 42652af5360d30b43b06057c193739e7dfb18f42 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5624f26a3574500ce23929cb2c9976a0dec9920a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7c8ddcdab1b900bed69cad6beef477fff116289e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 980f8445479814509a3cd55a8eabaae1c9030a4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac28b1ec6135649b5d78b028e47264cb3ebca5ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.195 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.132 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.257 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.54 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)

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