CVE-2023-53423
objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections() strdup() allocates memory for key_name. We need to release the memory in the following error paths. Add free() to avoid memory leak.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16dd 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < 3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < 3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67
Linux / Linux
5.10
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16dd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67