SB20240531379 - Memory leak in Linux kernel iio driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531379
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-2023-52643)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iio_device_register_sysfs() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c6d19c8cbf6abcea2c8fca2db26abca2cbf0363
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/359f220d0e753bba840eac19ffedcdc816b532f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b90126c86d83912688501826643ea698f0df1728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db312e06851996e7fb27cb5a8ccab4c0f9cdb93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95a0d596bbd0552a78e13ced43f2be1038883c81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8