5.5

CVE-2023-53371: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53371DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53371
Published 18-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-53371 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 12
RHSA-2024:2394RHSA-2024:3138SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed to by the fs->any pointer is not freed in the error path of mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the memory in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_destroy().

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu112 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 0f575c20bf0686caf3d82d6c626c2e1e4a4c36e6, < 75df2fe6d160e16be880aacacd521b135d7177c9 | ≥ 0f575c20bf0686caf3d82d6c626c2e1e4a4c36e6, < 8a75a6f169c3df3a94802314aa61282772ac75b8 | ≥ 0f575c20bf0686caf3d82d6c626c2e1e4a4c36e6, < 3250affdc658557a41df9c5fb567723e421f8bf2 | 5.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.13, < 6.1.40 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.4.5 | 6.5:rc1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.52-1 | < 6.4.11-1

3 vendors · 115 products

References

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