CVE-2023-54231

net: libwx: fix memory leak in wx_setup_rx_resources

N/A
Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM UTC
Updated: October 28, 2026 at 07:10 PM 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: libwx: fix memory leak in wx_setup_rx_resources When wx_alloc_page_pool() failed in wx_setup_rx_resources(), it doesn't release DMA buffer. Add dma_free_coherent() in the error path to release the DMA buffer.

Affected

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

6.3850b971110b20cbcc2367516fefe78e84fec7d79
Vendor states this is fixed in 2371e1ecd445baf793a74db00ea6b2a2bc13c4c0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e315e7b83a22043bffee450437d7089ef373cbf6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

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