SUSE CVE-2023-53698

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: fix refcount underflow in error path Fix a refcount underflow problem reported by syzbot that can happen when a system is running out of memory. If xpalloctxdescs fails, and it can only fail due to not having enough memory,...

CVE-2023-53698

CVE-2023-53698 affects the Linux kernel xsk path; a refcount underflow can occur when xp_alloc_tx_descs() fails under memory pressure because the pool reference on the socket isn’t nulled, causing a second decrement during socket teardown. The fix is described as a single-line change in the error...