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Publication date: 2025-10-04

Last updated on: 2026-03-21

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

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.

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Published

2025-10-04

Last Modified

2026-03-21

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53546

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	6.5
linux	linux_kernel	From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)

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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's mlx5 driver. Specifically, when the function mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx calls mlx5_cmd_exec and that call fails, the memory pointed to by 'in' is not released properly, causing a memory leak. The fix involves moving the memory release to occur after the mlx5_cmd_exec call to ensure the memory is freed even if the command execution fails.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion. This could result in system instability or crashes if the leak is significant and persistent.

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