CVE-2023-53792
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Publication date: 2025-12-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-09
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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