TI-2023-29661 Aliases CVE-2023-53371 GHSA-5337-pr68-xwqf

net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create

LOW 24CWE-401Published 2025-09-18 · Updated 2026-05-11

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed to by the fs->any pointer is not freed in the error path of mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create, which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the memory in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_destroy().

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	5.13 and later	6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5	Patch available	CNA

Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.13 and later Fixed in 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	5.13 to before 6.1.40; 6.2 to before 6.4.5	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1::::::	6.5 rc1	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13 to before 6.1.40; 6.2 to before 6.4.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.40, 6.4.5, 6.5

Red Hat 2 advisories

RHSA-2024:3138 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.el8_10
RHSA-2024:2394 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:3138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:3138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2024:2394

Not affected: 2 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53371
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5337-pr68-xwqf

References

Patch 3

TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3

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