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Publication date: 2025-10-04

Last updated on: 2026-03-23

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path Otherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.

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Published

2025-10-04

Last Modified

2026-03-23

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2023-53604

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 6.3 (inc) to 6.3.2 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel relates to the dm integrity module. Specifically, if the function dm_register_target() fails during initialization, the function kmem_cache_destroy() was not called in the error path of dm_integrity_init(), causing a memory leak of the journal_io_cache.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's dm integrity module when dm_register_target() fails. This could lead to increased memory usage and potential system instability or degraded performance over time.

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