FKIE_CVE-2023-54015

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-24 11:15 - Updated: 2025-12-29 15:58
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Devcom, fix error flow in mlx5_devcom_register_device In case devcom allocation is failed, mlx5 is always freeing the priv. However, this priv might have been allocated by a different thread, and freeing it might lead to use-after-free bugs. Fix it by freeing the priv only in case it was allocated by the running thread.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e755065368000205e6683fa924b2654e99f573b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dfc1004d9afbf689087ae1eafd88f55481984c7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3a516caef2c5be2f4d171890a8b3415bfab4e5e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af87194352cad882d787d06fb7efa714acd95427
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d10a6df1529b3f446cdada5c25e065f4712756
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa365c10459052cbe3e44caa4ad760cb93bd435
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Devcom, fix error flow in mlx5_devcom_register_device\n\nIn case devcom allocation is failed, mlx5 is always freeing the priv.\nHowever, this priv might have been allocated by a different thread,\nand freeing it might lead to use-after-free bugs.\nFix it by freeing the priv only in case it was allocated by the\nrunning thread."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-54015",
  "lastModified": "2025-12-29T15:58:56.260",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-24T11:15:54.467",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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