SB2024051335 - Denial of service in Linux kernel HID Sony driver
Published: May 13, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024051335
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52529)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sony_probe() function in drivers/hid/hid-sony.c. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0707fde7492121917fd9ddb43829e96ec0bb9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f237b17611fa3501f43f12d1cb64323e10fdcb4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f566efa7de1e35e6523f4acbaf85068a540be07d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cd4004cde7c9b694bbdd8def0e02288ee58c74
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.135
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.57
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6