---
id: CVE-2023-53069
title: 'octeontx2-vf: Add missing free for alloc_percpu'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  octeontx2-vf: Add missing free for alloc_percpu

  Add the free_percpu for the allocated "vf->hw.lmt_info" in order to avoid
  memory leak, same as the "pf->hw.lmt_info" in…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 <
    90874b76e5f82eaa3309714d72ff2cd8bb8d1b02
  - >-
    Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 <
    840631bcf21f58c0a3f01378a54d79e9ce86b226
  - >-
    Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 <
    813b590840771890c738ce6dbfd0c5938a1bafb9
  - >-
    Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 <
    f038f3917baf04835ba2b7bcf2a04ac93fbf8a9c
  - Linux 5.14
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T20:16:08.902598Z'
published: '2025-05-02'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T20:20:58.012Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53069'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90874b76e5f82eaa3309714d72ff2cd8bb8d1b02'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/840631bcf21f58c0a3f01378a54d79e9ce86b226'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/813b590840771890c738ce6dbfd0c5938a1bafb9'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f038f3917baf04835ba2b7bcf2a04ac93fbf8a9c'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00202
epssPercentile: 0.10138
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.762Z'
---

## Overview

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

octeontx2-vf: Add missing free for alloc_percpu

Add the free_percpu for the allocated "vf->hw.lmt_info" in order to avoid
memory leak, same as the "pf->hw.lmt_info" in
`drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c`.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 < 90874b76e5f82eaa3309714d72ff2cd8bb8d1b02`
- `Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 < 840631bcf21f58c0a3f01378a54d79e9ce86b226`
- `Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 < 813b590840771890c738ce6dbfd0c5938a1bafb9`
- `Linux >= 5c0512072f6517326d9fba083c4467f173ddd984 < f038f3917baf04835ba2b7bcf2a04ac93fbf8a9c`
- `Linux 5.14`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.