Linux Kernel up to 5.15.134/6.1.56/6.5.6 sony sony_probe memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.134/6.1.56/6.5.6 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function sony_probe of the component sony. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-52529. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.134/6.1.56/6.5.6 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sony_probe of the component sony. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe() If an error occurs after a successful usb_alloc_urb() call, usb_free_urb() should be called.

The weakness was shared 03/02/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-52529 since 02/20/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.15.135, 6.1.57, 6.5.7 or 6.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch bb0707fde749/f237b17611fa/f566efa7de1e/e1cd4004cde7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.134
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.1.47
• 6.1.48
• 6.1.49
• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
• 6.1.52
• 6.1.53
• 6.1.54
• 6.1.55
• 6.1.56
• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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