CVE-2023-53230
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Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-12-04
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix warning in cifs_smb3_do_mount()
This fixes the following warning reported by kernel test robot
fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c:982 cifs_smb3_do_mount() warn: possible
memory leak of 'cifs_sb'
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | to 5.15.128 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.47 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.4.12 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a warning in the Linux kernel's SMB client code, specifically in the function cifs_smb3_do_mount(). It relates to a possible memory leak involving the 'cifs_sb' structure. The issue was identified by a kernel test robot and has been fixed to prevent the potential memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If unpatched, this vulnerability could lead to a memory leak in the Linux kernel SMB client, which might cause increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability over time.
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