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CVE-2023-53745
um: vector: Fix memory leak in vector_config
Not scoredEPSS 0.21%
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: vector: Fix memory leak in vector_config If the return value of the uml_parse_vector_ifspec function is NULL, we should call kfree(params) to prevent memory leak.
Scores
No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Deferred.
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.21% · top 89% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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Affected products
Linux · Linux
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < 5c49fb5ad01104acc584405572abf6616d45148e
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < 6480c3a12755bf85d6738ab60967e89b809c701a
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < f2b9c4544e3bd60f353732291300097b0e8d8454
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < 276a7298af6a801e9a865282605a79303365ec66
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < c8583b4655aab44a9796b5c4a681ddcc6fe2f0d0
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < 634a9c139cc1362f6a9cc6cbfe442dbb60ff9f3f
- affected 49da7e64f33e80edffb1a9eeb230fa4c3f42dffb – < 8f88c73afe481f93d40801596927e8c0047b6d96
Linux · Linux
- affected 4.17
- unaffected < 4.17
- unaffected 4.19.276 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.235 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.173 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.100 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.18 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.2.5 – ≤ 6.2.*
- unaffected 6.3 – ≤ *
References (7)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c49fb5ad01104acc584405572abf6616d45148e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6480c3a12755bf85d6738ab60967e89b809c701a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b9c4544e3bd60f353732291300097b0e8d8454 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276a7298af6a801e9a865282605a79303365ec66 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8583b4655aab44a9796b5c4a681ddcc6fe2f0d0 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/634a9c139cc1362f6a9cc6cbfe442dbb60ff9f3f (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f88c73afe481f93d40801596927e8c0047b6d96 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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