CVE-2023-53008: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential memory leaks in session setup Make sure to free cifs_ses::auth_key.response before allocating it as we might end up leaking memory in reconnect or mounting.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.1.9 (fixed in 6.1.9); version 6.2 only

Published 2025-03-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.