CVE-2023-52529 HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe()
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's Sony HID driver can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-52529?
CVE-2023-52529 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52529?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52529?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-52529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52529, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52529, GHSA-r9r6-c43w-4hr8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52529.