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Fix by freeing\nthe memory in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to\nmlx5e_cleanup_rep_rx().","publishedAt":"2025-12-24T13:06:30.829Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:55:35.382Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"af8bbf7300686961f74e72e2dc10a76672603cb3","status":"affected","lessThan":"0582a3caaa3e2f7b80bcb113ad3c910eac15a63e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"af8bbf7300686961f74e72e2dc10a76672603cb3","status":"affected","lessThan":"c265d8c2e25546a6b7ee16d36f2bb79b6160c2c3","versionType":"git"},{"version":"af8bbf7300686961f74e72e2dc10a76672603cb3","status":"affected","lessThan":"c6cf0b6097bf1bf1b2a89b521e9ecd26b581a93a","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.0","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.0","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.45","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4.10","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0582a3caaa3e2f7b80bcb113ad3c910eac15a63e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c265d8c2e25546a6b7ee16d36f2bb79b6160c2c3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6cf0b6097bf1bf1b2a89b521e9ecd26b581a93a"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:42.242Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54106.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-54106","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-24T13:06:30.829Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:55:35.382Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-24T13:02:52.517Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"net/mlx5: fix potential memory leak in mlx5e_init_rep_rx","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: fix potential memory leak in mlx5e_init_rep_rx\n\nThe memory pointed to by the priv->rx_res pointer is not freed in the error\npath of mlx5e_init_rep_rx, which can lead to a memory leak. 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