CVE-2023-53017

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data() When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is not freed, which will cause memory leak, convert to use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR to pass the instance to callback so no memory needs to be allocated.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed8b37cbaf14574c779064ef1372af62e8ba6aa	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ac6043bd3e5b58d30f50737aedc2e58e8087ad5	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-03-27 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-01 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-53017

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53017

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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