CVE-2023-53008
Moderate
cifs: fix potential memory leaks in session setup
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
March 27, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-53008
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe58d977ee05da5bb89ef5dc4f5bf2dc15db46f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893d45394dbe4b5cbf3723c19e2ccc8b93a6ac9b
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53008.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53008