CVE-2023-54273 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

xfrm: Fix leak of dev tracker

At the stage of direction checks, the netdev reference tracker is
already initialized, but released with wrong *_put() call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Vendors	Products
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d16c515059b3746f2d6a24a74c3ba786a68c2a1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec8f32ad9a65a8cbb465b69e154aaec9d2fe45c4

History

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Fix leak of dev tracker At the stage of direction checks, the netdev reference tracker is already initialized, but released with wrong *_put() call.
Title		xfrm: Fix leak of dev tracker
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d16c515059b3746f2d6a24a74c3ba786a68c2a1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec8f32ad9a65a8cbb465b69e154aaec9d2fe45c4

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-12-30T12:16:02.992Z

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:16:02.992Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.522Z

Link: CVE-2023-54273

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:16.223

Modified: 2025-12-30T13:16:16.223

Link: CVE-2023-54273

Redhat

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Weaknesses

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