CVE-2023-53330 (GCVE-0-2023-53330)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-16 16:12
Modified
2025-09-16 16:12
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl_linkup_request() When linktype is unknown or kzalloc failed in cfctrl_linkup_request(), pkt is not released. Add release process to error path.
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Linux Linux Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
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Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
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Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
Version: b482cd2053e3b90a7b33a78c63cdb6badf2ec383
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