CVE-2023-54169

net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open

published December 30, 2025

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

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

net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open

When kvzalloc_node or kvzalloc failed in mlx5e_ptp_open, the memory

pointed by "c" or "cparams" is not freed, which can lead to a memory

leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00199 · 9.2th percentile
Published
2025-12-30T12:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 DEC 12:08Z
    net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open
    cvelistv5