CVE-2023-53017
Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
651cd3d65b0f76a2198fcf3a80ce5d53dd267717 < 8ac6043bd3e5b58d30f50737aedc2e58e8087ad5 651cd3d65b0f76a2198fcf3a80ce5d53dd267717 < 1ed8b37cbaf14574c779064ef1372af62e8ba6aa
Linux / Linux
6.1