CVE-2023-53482

kernel: iommu: Fix error unwind in iommu_group_alloc()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 1, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu: Fix error unwind in iommu_group_alloc()

If either iommu_group_grate_file() fails then the iommu_group is leaked.

Destroy it on these error paths.

Found by kselftest/iommu/iommufd_fail_nth

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime