Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data()
When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is
not freed, which will cause memory leak, convert to use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR
to pass the instance to callback so no memory needs to be allocated.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2023-59703 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data() When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is not freed, which will cause memory leak, convert to use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR to pass the instance to callback so no memory needs to be allocated. |
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Tue, 06 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data() When hci_cmd_sync_queue() failed in hci_update_adv_data(), inst_ptr is not freed, which will cause memory leak, convert to use ERR_PTR/PTR_ERR to pass the instance to callback so no memory needs to be allocated. | |
| Title | Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix memory leak in hci_update_adv_data() | |
| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:36:59.383Z
Reserved: 2025-03-27T16:40:15.750Z
Link: CVE-2023-53017
Updated: 2025-10-01T14:36:59.569Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-03-27T17:15:51.103
Modified: 2025-10-01T18:15:35.760
Link: CVE-2023-53017
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