CVE-2023-53662

ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup}

published October 7, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup}

If the filename casefolding fails, we'll be leaking memory from the

fscrypt_name struct, namely from the 'crypto_buf.name' member.

Make sure we free it in the error path on both ext4_fname_setup_filename()

and ext4_fname_prepare_lookup() functions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00156 · 4.4th percentile
Published
2025-10-07T15:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 15:21Z
    ext4: fix memory leaks in ext4_fname_{setup_filename,prepare_lookup}
    cvelistv5