CVE-2023-52706

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in GPIO Simulator Hog Removal

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: sim: fix a memory leak Fix an inverted logic bug in gpio_sim_remove_hogs() that leads to GPIO hog structures never being freed.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/854e1ecff266033d3149666d3c5b8b0e174b4210

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79eeab1d85e0fee4c0bc36f3b6ddf3920f39f74b

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0021

EPSS Percentile 10.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Products (8)

Linux/Linux < 5.17

Linux/Linux 5.17

Linux/Linux 6.1.13 - 6.1.*

Linux/Linux 6.2

Linux/Linux cb8c474e79be458f58e9df073f51ca159f3a2aa0 - 79eeab1d85e0fee4c0bc36f3b6ddf3920f39f74b

Linux/Linux cb8c474e79be458f58e9df073f51ca159f3a2aa0 - 854e1ecff266033d3149666d3c5b8b0e174b4210

linux/linux_kernel 6.2 rc1 (8 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 5.17 - 6.1.13

Published May 21, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026