Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2023-53008

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

cifs: fix potential memory leaks in session setup

Make sure to free cifs_ses::auth_key.response before allocating it as we might end up leaking memory in reconnect or mounting.

  • Published: Mar 27, 2025
  • Updated: May 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-53008
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc1 6.2-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc2 6.2-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.2-rc3 6.2-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel - 6.1.9