Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-53546
CVE-2023-53546
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: DR, fix memory leak in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx
when mlx5_cmd_exec failed in mlx5dr_cmd_create_reformat_ctx, the memory pointed by 'in' is not released, which will cause memory leak. Move memory release after mlx5_cmd_exec.
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Affected products
117cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.4,<5.4.253
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.4
- osv-coords110 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>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.253+ 109 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.253
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1.150500.6.61.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1.21.13
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1.21.13
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.112.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.127.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/00cecb0a8f9e7a21754d5ad85813ab6b47b3308fnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/165159854757dbae0dfd1812b27051da35aa6223nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3169c3854397f3070a63b1b772db16dcb8cba7b4nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dd77585dd9d0e03dd1bceb95f0269a7eaf6b936nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/622d71d99124e69f7bf2e2b7a89f5f444a24d235nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/800d8c96bf997da5eb76ccf8d88795c4231c83fbnvdPatch
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