{"id":"CVE-2023-53604","title":"dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path\n\nOtherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767","Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887","Linux 4.12"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:25:16.102659Z"},"published":"2025-10-04","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:31:17.013Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53604","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0016,"epssPercentile":0.05137,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.817Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53604","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path\n\nOtherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < ff4d6b5b38429a7731e5593680d2138bf74dd546`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < ca8b634fdf07dee3f6dfde57079c4511480b525e`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 6d126899b0747305c9d39a0bcf87e0df9c3f555b`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 44f29e93a55b544dc961b6f8b4e93abaeaafb9ee`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < a5d8c6bf58e5b2e70fbc15f3b08dfc1ba6f269ac`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 3877b5c1509b16eeb1f275228fd91789cd88cf17`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < c8c9c50268729bf35f6c9bb1205f490db920454e`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < e09a592fdd6c716506774bdbebb5f6c537b47767`\n- `Linux >= 7eada909bfd7ac90a4522e56aa3179d1fd68cd14 < 6b79a428c02769f2a11f8ae76bf866226d134887`\n- `Linux 4.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}