# CVE-2023-53995: net: ipv4: fix one memleak in \_\_inet\_del\_ifa()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix one memleak in __inet_del_ifa() I got the below warning when do fuzzing test: unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0 to become free. Usage count = 2 It can be repoduced via: ip link add bond0 type bond sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.bond0.promote_secondaries=1 ip addr add 4.117.174.103/0 scope 0x40 dev bond0 ip addr add 192.168.100.111/255.255.255.254 scope 0 dev bond0 ip addr add 0.0.0.4/0 scope 0x40 secondary dev bond0 ip addr del 4.117.174.103/0 scope 0x40 dev bond0 ip link delete bond0 type bond In this reproduction test case, an incorrect 'last_prim' is found in __inet_del_ifa(), as a result, the secondary address(0.0.0.4/0 scope 0x40) is lost. The memory of the secondary address is leaked and the reference of in_device and net_device is leaked. Fix this problem: Look for 'last_prim' starting at location of the deleted IP and inserting the promoted IP into the location of 'last_prim'.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5624f26a3574500ce23929cb2c9976a0dec9920a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8ddcdab1b900bed69cad6beef477fff116289e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f1e86014d0cc084886c36a2d77bc620e2d42618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/980f8445479814509a3cd55a8eabaae1c9030a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42652af5360d30b43b06057c193739e7dfb18f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac28b1ec6135649b5d78b028e47264cb3ebca5ea

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