CVE-2023-52702

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.10.169 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set() old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether the new meter is successfully attached.

References (4)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1563e998a938f095548054ef09e277b562b79536

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fa28f5c6fcbfc794340684f36d2581b4f2d20b5

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f65ee0a3329eb4b94beaef0268633696e2d0c6

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e336a9e08618203a456fb5367f1387b14554f55e

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.2%

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 (9)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.10.169

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published May 21, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026