CVE-2023-53792

nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret

published December 9, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00199 · 9.2th percentile
Published
2025-12-09T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 DEC 00:00Z
    nvme-core: fix memory leak in dhchap_ctrl_secret
    cvelistv5