In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread

In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and raid10_run() failed before
setting 'mddev->thread', then in the error path 'conf->thread' is not
freed.

Fix the problem by setting 'mddev->thread' right after setup_conf().

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

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 0.00035.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < abf4d67060c8f63caff096e5fca1564bfef1e5d4
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < 3725b35fc0e5e4eea0434ef625f3d92f3059d080
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < 2a65555f7e0f4a05b663879908a991e6d9f81e51
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < d6cfcf98b824591cffa4c1e9889fb4fa619359fe
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < 36ba0c7b86acd9c2ea80a273204d52c21c955471
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < 5d763f708b0f918fb87799e33c25113ae6081216
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < ec473e82e10d39a02eb59b0b95e546119a3bdb79
43a521238aca0e24d50add1db125a61bda2a3527 affected < f0ddb83da3cbbf8a1f9087a642c448ff52ee9abd
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.16 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.16
4.19.283 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.243 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.180 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.111 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.28 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2.15 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.3.2 unaffected ≤ 6.3.*
6.4 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a65555f7e0f4a05b663879908a991e6d9f81e51 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ba0c7b86acd9c2ea80a273204d52c21c955471 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3725b35fc0e5e4eea0434ef625f3d92f3059d080 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d763f708b0f918fb87799e33c25113ae6081216 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abf4d67060c8f63caff096e5fca1564bfef1e5d4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6cfcf98b824591cffa4c1e9889fb4fa619359fe cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec473e82e10d39a02eb59b0b95e546119a3bdb79 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ddb83da3cbbf8a1f9087a642c448ff52ee9abd cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123030-CVE-2023-54294-e7ac@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54294 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54294 cve-icon
History

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

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread In raid10_run(), if setup_conf() succeed and raid10_run() failed before setting 'mddev->thread', then in the error path 'conf->thread' is not freed. Fix the problem by setting 'mddev->thread' right after setup_conf().
Title md/raid10: fix memleak of md thread
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: 2025-12-30T12:23:31.778Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.527Z

Link: CVE-2023-54294

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:18.490

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:43.210

Link: CVE-2023-54294

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2023-54294 - Bugzilla

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