Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52529
Published: May 13, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89386
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-52529
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52529
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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