CVE-2023-53792
Not scored
nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret Free dhchap_secret in nvme_ctrl_dhchap_ctrl_secret_store() before we return when nvme_auth_generate_key() returns error.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
December 9, 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-2023-53792
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret Free dhchap_secret in nvme_ctrl_dhchap_ctrl_secret_store() before we return when nvme_auth_generate_key() returns error.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b90fc75943406d2bd60fd1ea041aca2559cc5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43d0724d756a13694f612a8a151f835ad6425b93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ec30a62789913b1bd0f0d44ea4d0d2d5608b1e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c2dcc8ffc24e210a3aa05c204d92f3ef460b05
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53792.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53792