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

ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup}

If the filename casefolding fails, we'll be leaking memory from the
fscrypt_name struct, namely from the 'crypto_buf.name' member.

Make sure we free it in the error path on both ext4_fname_setup_filename()
and ext4_fname_prepare_lookup() functions.

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Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup} If the filename casefolding fails, we'll be leaking memory from the fscrypt_name struct, namely from the 'crypto_buf.name' member. Make sure we free it in the error path on both ext4_fname_setup_filename() and ext4_fname_prepare_lookup() functions.
Title ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup}
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:21:21.703Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.662Z

Link: CVE-2023-53662

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:49.927

Modified: 2026-02-03T19:55:53.020

Link: CVE-2023-53662

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53662 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:52Z

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