CVE-2023-53423
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53423
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53423.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53423
- Downstream
- Published
- 2025-09-18T16:04:05.957Z
- Modified
- 2026-07-15T01:48:56.494077887Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
objtool: Fix memory leak in createstaticcall_sections()
strdup() allocates memory for key_name. We need to release the memory in the following error paths. Add free() to avoid memory leak.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53423.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53423.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53423
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdfFixeda1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16ddFixed3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3Fixeda8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5Fixedd131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4Fixed3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67