CVE-2023-53330
Moderate
caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl_linkup_request()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl_linkup_request() When linktype is unknown or kzalloc failed in cfctrl_linkup_request(), pkt is not released. Add release process to error path.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
September 16, 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-2023-53330
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl_linkup_request() When linktype is unknown or kzalloc failed in cfctrl_linkup_request(), pkt is not released. Add release process to error path.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dddeceb26002cfea4c375e92ac6498768dc7349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33df9c5d5e2a18c70f5f5f3c2757d654c1b6ffa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3acf3783a84cbdf0c9f8cf2f32ee9c49af93a2da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ad47c8aa5648226184415e4a0cb1bf67ffbfd48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b2cc7b36b7f6957d307fb3d01603f93cb2d655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/badea57569db04b010e922e29a7aaf40a979a70b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1bc903970bdf63ca40ab923d3ccb765da9a8d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe69230f05897b3de758427b574fc98025dfc907
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53330.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53330