FKIE_CVE-2023-53716
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-22 14:15 - Updated: 2026-10-28 19:10
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()
Commit 50749f2dd685 ("tcp/udp: Fix memleaks of sk and zerocopy skbs with
TX timestamp.") added a call to skb_orphan_frags_rx() to fix leaks with
zerocopy skbs. But it ended up adding a leak of its own. When
skb_orphan_frags_rx() fails, the function just returns, leaking the skb
it just cloned. Free it before returning.
This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis
Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"net/core/skbuff.c"
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"vendor": "Linux",
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{
"lessThan": "4.19.284",
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.19.283",
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{
"lessThan": "5.4.244",
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"version": "5.4.243",
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{
"lessThan": "5.10.181",
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}
]
}
],
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}
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"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: fix skb leak in __skb_tstamp_tx()\n\nCommit 50749f2dd685 (\"tcp/udp: Fix memleaks of sk and zerocopy skbs with\nTX timestamp.\") added a call to skb_orphan_frags_rx() to fix leaks with\nzerocopy skbs. But it ended up adding a leak of its own. When\nskb_orphan_frags_rx() fails, the function just returns, leaking the skb\nit just cloned. Free it before returning.\n\nThis bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis\nSecurity Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnet: corrige fuga de skb en __skb_tstamp_tx()\n\nEl commit 50749f2dd685 (\u2019tcp/udp: Corrige fugas de memoria de sk y skbs zerocopy con marca de tiempo TX.\u2019) a\u00f1adi\u00f3 una llamada a skb_orphan_frags_rx() para corregir fugas con skbs zerocopy. Pero termin\u00f3 a\u00f1adiendo una fuga propia. Cuando skb_orphan_frags_rx() falla, la funci\u00f3n simplemente retorna, provocando una fuga del skb que acaba de clonar. Lib\u00e9ralo antes de retornar.\n\nEste error fue descubierto y resuelto utilizando Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) por Synopsys, Inc."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-53716",
"lastModified": "2026-10-28T19:10:00.193",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2025-10-22T14:15:46.250",
"references": [
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"vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}
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