#VU74130 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-22996

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#VU74130 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-22996

Published: March 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74130
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22996
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Linux kernel in drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release an of_find_device_by_node reference after use. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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