CVE-2023-54169
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net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory pointed by "c" or "cparams" is not freed, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
December 30, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-54169
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory pointed by "c" or "cparams" is not freed, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54169.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54169