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CVE-2023-53423 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16dd kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53423
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/19/2025
Source:
kernel.org