# CVE-2023-54215: virtio-vdpa: Fix cpumask memory leak in virtio\_vdpa\_find\_vqs()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-vdpa: Fix cpumask memory leak in virtio_vdpa_find_vqs() Free the cpumask allocated by create_affinity_masks() before returning from the function.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa450621efab58121fe8e57f7a7b80fee6e0bae1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df9557046440b0a62250fee3169a8f6a139f55a6

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