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CVE-2023-54146 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kexec: Fix double-free of elf header buffer After b3e34a47f989 ("x86/kexec: fix memory leak of elf header buffer"), freeing image->elf_headers in the error path of crash_load_segments() is not needed because kimage_file_post_load_cleanup() will take care of that later. And not clearing it could result in a double-free. Drop the superfluous vfree() call at the error path of crash_load_segments().


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c71a552b97fb4f46eb300224434fe56fcf4f254 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554a880a1fff46dd5a355dec21cd77d542a0ddf2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bd3c7abeb69fb4133418b846a1c6dc11313d6f0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d00dd2f2645dca04cf399d8fc692f3f69b6dd996 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbdbf8ac333d3d47c0d9ea81d7d445654431d100 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-54146
NVD Published Date:
12/24/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/24/2025
Source:
kernel.org