CVE-2023-53716

net: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()

published October 22, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

net: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()

Commit 50749f2dd685 ("tcp/udp: Fix memleaks of sk and zerocopy skbs with

TX timestamp.") added a call to skb_orphan_frags_rx() to fix leaks with

zerocopy skbs. But it ended up adding a leak of its own. When

skb_orphan_frags_rx() fails, the function just returns, leaking the skb

it just cloned. Free it before returning.

This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis

Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00210 · 10.6th percentile
Published
2025-10-22T13:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 13:23Z
    net: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()
    cvelistv5