Bug 2396397 (CVE-2023-53371)

Summary: CVE-2023-53371 kernel: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-18 14:02:43 UTC 
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().
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2025-09-18 16:17:39 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025091855-CVE-2023-53371-e5f9@gregkh/T