# CVE-2023-53330: caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl\_linkup\_request()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.35

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: caif: fix memory leak in cfctrl_linkup_request() When linktype is unknown or kzalloc failed in cfctrl_linkup_request(), pkt is not released. Add release process to error path.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/badea57569db04b010e922e29a7aaf40a979a70b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3acf3783a84cbdf0c9f8cf2f32ee9c49af93a2da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33df9c5d5e2a18c70f5f5f3c2757d654c1b6ffa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b2cc7b36b7f6957d307fb3d01603f93cb2d655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1bc903970bdf63ca40ab923d3ccb765da9a8d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dddeceb26002cfea4c375e92ac6498768dc7349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ad47c8aa5648226184415e4a0cb1bf67ffbfd48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe69230f05897b3de758427b574fc98025dfc907

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