#VU89988 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52670
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89988
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-2023-52670
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 virtio_rpmsg_release_device() function in drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.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/229ce47cbfdc7d3a9415eb676abbfb77d676cb08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd50fe18c234bd5ff22f658f4d414e8fa8cd6a5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ca89d80f2c8a1f5af429b955637beea7eead30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d27a7b19cb354c6d04bcdc9239e261ff29858d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4bb1d5daf77b1a95a43277268adf0d1430c2346
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e6cef3fae5c164968118a13f3fe293700adc81a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a416d624e5fb7246ea97c11fbfea7e0e27abf43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5362c37e1f8a40096452fc201c30e705750e687
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.307
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.76
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8