# CVE-2023-53195: mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw\_m\_linecards\_init

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-15 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: minimal: fix potential memory leak in mlxsw_m_linecards_init The line cards array is not freed in the error path of mlxsw_m_linecards_init(), which can lead to a memory leak. Fix by freeing the array in the error path, thereby making the error path identical to mlxsw_m_linecards_fini().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4f5b1dd816dccd4ee6bb60b2a81a3d4373636a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd716022c968bc6748f23708b986f845b45791b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fc75735fda3be97194bfbf3c899c87abb3d0fe

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