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CVE-2023-53546
net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800d8c96bf997da5eb76ccf8d88795c4231c83fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165159854757dbae0dfd1812b27051da35aa6223
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cecb0a8f9e7a21754d5ad85813ab6b47b3308f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3169c3854397f3070a63b1b772db16dcb8cba7b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622d71d99124e69f7bf2e2b7a89f5f444a24d235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd77585dd9d0e03dd1bceb95f0269a7eaf6b936
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1d9186476e12c85dc81a0f01f5c614a9683af7f2, 5.4, 0, 5.4.253, 5.10.190, 5.15.126, 6.1.45, 6.4.10, 6.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.