CVE-2023-53195 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init

The line cards array is not freed in the error path of
mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by
freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path
identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fc75735fda3be97194bfbf3c899c87abb3d0fe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd716022c968bc6748f23708b986f845b45791b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f5b1dd816dccd4ee6bb60b2a81a3d4373636a9

History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init The line cards array is not freed in the error path of mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().
Title		mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fc75735fda3be97194bfbf3c899c87abb3d0fe https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd716022c968bc6748f23708b986f845b45791b7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f5b1dd816dccd4ee6bb60b2a81a3d4373636a9

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-15T14:06:42.224Z

Updated: 2025-09-15T14:06:42.224Z

Reserved: 2025-09-15T13:59:19.067Z

Link: CVE-2023-53195

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-15T14:15:41.877

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:22:27.090

Link: CVE-2023-53195

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