CVE-2023-54001
Published Dec 24, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in _r8712_init_xmit_priv() In the above mentioned routine, memory is allocated in several places. If the first succeeds and a later one fails, the routine will leak memory. This patch fixes commit 2865d42c78a9 ("staging: r8712u: Add the new driver to the mainline kernel"). A potential memory leak in r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() is also addressed.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e05572e871b10dbdc168c76175c97982daf4a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874555472c736813ba1f4baf0b4c09c8e26d81ea
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac83631230f77dda94154ed0ebfd368fc81c70a3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacdbe0f740ca8c5d5da73d50870903a3ded677
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc511ae405f7ba29fbcb0246061ec15c272386e1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-54001? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in _r8712_init_xmit_priv()
In the above mentioned routine, memory is allocated in several places.
If the first succeeds and a later one fails, the routine will leak memory.
This patch fixes commit 2865d42c78a9 ("staging: r8712u: Add the new driver
to the mainline kernel"). A potential memory leak in
r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() is also addressed.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-54001? +
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