#VU90470 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52643
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90470
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-2023-52643
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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