Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2025
mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init
CVE-2023-53195
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init
The line cards array is not freed in the error path of mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().
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Affected products
76- osv-coords74 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