CVE-2023-22996 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Kernel

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Linux KernelDebian LinuxMsrc Cbl2 Kernel 5.15.102.1-1 ON CBL Mariner 2.0+5 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 28

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.17.2, drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release an of_find_device_by_node reference after use, e.g., with put_device.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.17.2
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.17.3-1+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-ph68-qqgf-rq69: In the Linux kernel before 5↗2023-02-28
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OSV
CVE-2023-22996: In the Linux kernel before 5↗2023-02-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: soc: qcom: aoss: missing put_device call in qmp_get()↗2023-02-28
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Microsoft
In the Linux kernel before 5.17.2 drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release an of_find_device_by_node reference after use e.g. with put_device.↗2023-02-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-22996: linux - In the Linux kernel before 5.17.2, drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release...↗2023
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