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CVE-2023-53995· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

net: ipv4: fix one memleak in __inet_del_ifa()

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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Published
Dec 24, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 10th percentile
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.15affected
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before 5624f26a3574500ce23929cb2c9976a0dec9920aaffected · git
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before 7c8ddcdab1b900bed69cad6beef477fff116289eaffected · git
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before 2f1e86014d0cc084886c36a2d77bc620e2d42618affected · git
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before 980f8445479814509a3cd55a8eabaae1c9030a4caffected · git
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before 42652af5360d30b43b06057c193739e7dfb18f42affected · git
    • 0ff60a45678e67b2547256a636fd00c1667ce4fa and later · before ac28b1ec6135649b5d78b028e47264cb3ebca5eaaffected · git
    • before 2.6.15not affected · semver
    • 5.4.257 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
    • 5.10.195 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.55-16.1.55-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.5.6-16.5.6-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-64kbbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.235.15.14.21-150400.24.235.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-docsbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.235.15.14.21-150400.24.235.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-obs-buildbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.235.15.14.21-150400.24.235.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSkernel-symsbefore 5.14.21-150400.24.235.15.14.21-150400.24.235.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-64kbbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.182.15.14.21-150500.55.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-docsbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.182.15.14.21-150500.55.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-obs-buildbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.182.15.14.21-150500.55.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOSkernel-symsbefore 5.14.21-150500.55.182.15.14.21-150500.55.182.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-122.320.14.12.14-122.320.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_71before 17-2.117-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_72before 16-2.116-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_75before 12-2.112-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_76before 12-2.112-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_79before 8-2.18-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_83before 5-2.15-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_84before 3-2.13-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_85before 1-8.3.11-8.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42before 22-150400.2.122-150400.2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_43before 19-150400.2.119-150400.2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45before 16-150400.2.116-150400.2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_46before 12-150400.2.112-150400.2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_48before 10-150400.2.110-150400.2.1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2f1e86014d0cc084886c36a2d77bc620e2d42618Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux42652af5360d30b43b06057c193739e7dfb18f42Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5624f26a3574500ce23929cb2c9976a0dec9920aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7c8ddcdab1b900bed69cad6beef477fff116289eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux980f8445479814509a3cd55a8eabaae1c9030a4cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxac28b1ec6135649b5d78b028e47264cb3ebca5eaVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.55-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default4.12.14-122.320.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base5.14.21-150400.24.235.1.150400.24.118.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_581-150400.9.7.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_441-150500.11.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt5.14.21-150400.15.181.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source4.12.14-122.320.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms4.12.14-122.320.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-zfcpdump5.14.21-150400.24.235.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_851-8.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

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