objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections()
CVE-2023-53423

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Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 September 2025

What is CVE-2023-53423?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Linux 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf

Linux 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf < 3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3

Linux 1e7e47883830aae5e8246a22ca2fc6883c61acdf

References

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-53423 : Memory Leak in Linux Kernel Affects Multiple Versions