CVE-2023-52653
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.6.23 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context The ctx->mech_used.data allocated by kmemdup is not freed in neither gss_import_v2_context nor it only caller gss_krb5_import_sec_context, which frees ctx on error. Thus, this patch reform the last call of gss_import_v2_context to the gss_krb5_import_ctx_v2, preventing the memleak while keepping the return formation.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.6.23
Timeline
Published
May 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026