Linux Kernel up to 6.7.1 qseecom memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 6.7.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component qseecom. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory leak. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-52684. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.7.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component qseecom. 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. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: qcom: qseecom: fix memory leaks in error paths Fix instances of returning error codes directly instead of jumping to the relevant labels where memory allocated for the SCM calls would be freed.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52684 since 03/07/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 85fdbf684045/6c57d7b593c4 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1188). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• Oracle VM
• NetApp FAS
• EMC Avamar
• IBM SAN Volume Controller
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM FlashSystem
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell Avamar
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DB2
• IBM Storage Scale System
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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