# CVE-2023-52902: nommu: fix memory leak in do\_mmap() error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nommu: fix memory leak in do_mmap() error path The preallocation of the maple tree nodes may leak if the error path to "error_just_free" is taken. Fix this by moving the freeing of the maple tree nodes to a shared location for all error paths.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1442d51026c58e7c11dd5f9b19650632a48676d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f31cced5724e6d414fe750aa1cd7e7b578ec22f

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