CVE-2023-54231 addresses a memory leak in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem (net: libwx). Specifically, it occurs when wx_alloc_page_pool() fails within wx_setup_rx_resources(), neglecting to release DMA buffers. The fix involves adding dma_free_coherent() to the error path to prevent this leak. This vulnerability has no assigned CVSS score, a very low EPSS score, and a FAUCET Risk Score of 7/100, indicating low severity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.3CNA affecteddefault affected | |
| Linux | Linux | >= 850b971110b20cbcc2367516fefe78e84fec7d79, < 2371e1ecd445baf793a74db00ea6b2a2bc13c4c0, >= 850b971110b20cbcc2367516fefe78e84fec7d79, < e315e7b83a22043bffee450437d7089ef373cbf6CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
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