PT-2025-49743 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Published
2025-12-09
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Updated
2026-03-24
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CVE-2023-53852
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a memory leak in the
nvme-core module, specifically within the dhchap secret store function. The issue involves failing to free the dhchap secret memory before returning, leading to a kernel memory leak. The backtrace indicates the leak occurs during a write operation via the kernfs fop write iter and vfs write functions, ultimately triggered by a system call. The leaked memory contains data related to 'DHHC-1:00:nxr5Kg' and 'uX4uoAxsJa4c/huL'.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Nvme-Core