CVE-2023-53604
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Publication date: 2025-10-04
Last updated on: 2026-03-23
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.3 (inc) to 6.3.2 (inc) |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
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