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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d affected < 4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20
145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d affected < 83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d
145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d affected < 7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1
145e5637d941daec2e8d1ff21676cbf1aa62cf4d affected < d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.11 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.11
5.15.121 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.40 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.5 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4892e1e548b5bd6524c1c89df06e4849df26fc20 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7035e3ae600c4e9cb3dc220c24dd77112ddff8b1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a8f7337a14cdb215c76a8f4cf3f3be8b59177d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d543b649ffe58a0cb4b6948b3305069c5980a1fa cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123020-CVE-2023-54169-21bb@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54169 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54169 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_ptp_open
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:08:44.089Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.496Z

Link: CVE-2023-54169

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:04.720

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2023-54169

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54169 - Bugzilla

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