CVE-2023-22995 Memory corruption in n/a
A missing resource release in the Qualcomm DWC3 USB driver can lead to memory leaks and potential denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-22995?
CVE-2023-22995 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel before 5.17, an error path in dwc3_qcom_acpi_register_core in drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c lacks certain platform_device_put and kfree calls.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22995?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-22995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-25318, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22995, GHSA-49rq-5w7r-4rrp, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22995.