CVE-2023-52747 IB/hfi1: Restore allocated resources on failed copyout

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A resource leak in the IB/hfi1 driver upon failed copyout can lead to denial of service in the Linux kernel.

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-2023-52747?

CVE-2023-52747 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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:

IB/hfi1: Restore allocated resources on failed copyout

Fix a resource leak if an error occurs.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52747?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52747?

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-2023-52747 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52747 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52747, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52747, GHSA-qrxg-6w43-8h52, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52747.

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