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CVE-2023-54169net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d before 4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20; 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d builds before 83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d; from 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d before 7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1; from 145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d before d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa

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