CVE-2023-53792
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Publication date: 2025-12-09

Last updated on: 2025-12-09

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret Free dhchap_secret in nvme_ctrl_dhchap_ctrl_secret_store() before we return when nvme_auth_generate_key() returns error.
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Published
2025-12-09
Last Modified
2025-12-09
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53792
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60114
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's nvme-core component related to the dhchap_ctrl_secret. Specifically, the dhchap_secret was not being freed properly in the function nvme_ctrl_dhchap_ctrl_secret_store() when the function nvme_auth_generate_key() returned an error, leading to a memory leak.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak could lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability or degraded performance if the leaked memory accumulates.

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