CVE-2023-53546
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net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx when mlx5_cmd_exec failed in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx, the memory pointed by 'in' is not released, which will cause memory leak. Move memory release after mlx5_cmd_exec.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
October 4, 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-2023-53546
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx when mlx5_cmd_exec failed in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx, the memory pointed by 'in' is not released, which will cause memory leak. Move memory release after mlx5_cmd_exec.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cecb0a8f9e7a21754d5ad85813ab6b47b3308f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165159854757dbae0dfd1812b27051da35aa6223
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3169c3854397f3070a63b1b772db16dcb8cba7b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd77585dd9d0e03dd1bceb95f0269a7eaf6b936
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622d71d99124e69f7bf2e2b7a89f5f444a24d235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800d8c96bf997da5eb76ccf8d88795c4231c83fb
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53546.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53546