CVE-2023-53568
Not scored
s390/zcrypt: don't leak memory if dev_set_name() fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: don't leak memory if dev_set_name() fails When dev_set_name() fails, zcdn_create() doesn't free the newly allocated resources. Do it.
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-2023-53568
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/zcrypt: don't leak memory if dev_set_name() fails When dev_set_name() fails, zcdn_create() doesn't free the newly allocated resources. Do it.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0878052579cb2773caee64812a811edcab6b5a55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/131cd74a8e38d75239f2c81dfee53d6554eb8bf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/147d8da33a2c2195ec63acd56cd7d80a3458c253
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/174f11ef1615ec3ab1e2189685864433c0d855a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6252f47b78031979ad919f971dc8468b893488bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0cb9c055843777b374309503d89eabeb769355
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53568.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53568