CVE-2023-53008

Published: Mar 27, 2025Modified: Oct 1, 2025

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential memory leaks in session setup Make sure to free cifs_ses::auth_key.response before allocating it as we might end up leaking memory in reconnect or mounting.

Affected (4)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 6.1.9
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.2 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.2 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 6.2 rc3

Related CWEs

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe58d977ee05da5bb89ef5dc4f5bf2dc15db46f

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893d45394dbe4b5cbf3723c19e2ccc8b93a6ac9b

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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