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CVE-2023-54169

net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open

N/A
Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM 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/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.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1215.11 ≤ v < 6.1.405.11 ≤ v < 6.4.55.11 ≤ v < 6.5145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d5.11
Vendor states this is fixed in 4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.121 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa

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