CVE-2023-52698

calipso: fix memory leak in netlbl_calipso_add_pass()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2024 at 02:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: calipso: fix memory leak in netlbl_calipso_add_pass() If IPv6 support is disabled at boot (ipv6.disable=1), the calipso_init() -> netlbl_calipso_ops_register() function isn't called, and the netlbl_calipso_ops_get() function always returns NULL. In this case, the netlbl_calipso_add_pass() function allocates memory for the doi_def variable but doesn't free it with the calipso_doi_free(). BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888011d68180 (size 64): comm "syz-executor.1", pid 10746, jiffies 4295410986 (age 17.928s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<...>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:552 [inline] [<...>] netlbl_calipso_add_pass net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c:76 [inline] [<...>] netlbl_calipso_add+0x22e/0x4f0 net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c:111 [<...>] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22f/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:739 [<...>] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:783 [inline] [<...>] genl_rcv_msg+0x341/0x5a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:800 [<...>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x14d/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2515 [<...>] genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:811 [<...>] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline] [<...>] netlink_unicast+0x54b/0x800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339 [<...>] netlink_sendmsg+0x90a/0xdf0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1934 [<...>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:651 [inline] [<...>] sock_sendmsg+0x157/0x190 net/socket.c:671 [<...>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x712/0x870 net/socket.c:2342 [<...>] ___sys_sendmsg+0xf8/0x170 net/socket.c:2396 [<...>] __sys_sendmsg+0xea/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2429 [<...>] do_syscall_64+0x30/0x40 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [<...>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xc6 Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller [PM: merged via the LSM tree at Jakub Kicinski request]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2684.8 ≤ v < 4.19.3064.8 ≤ v < 5.10.2094.8 ≤ v < 5.15.1484.8 ≤ v < 5.4.2684.8 ≤ v < 6.1.754.8 ≤ v < 6.6.144.8 ≤ v < 6.7.24.8 ≤ v < 6.85.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1485.16 ≤ v < 6.1.755.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2096.2 ≤ v < 6.6.146.7 ≤ v < 6.7.24.8cb72d38211eacda2dd90b09540542b6582da614e
Vendor states this is fixed in 321b3a5592c8a9d6b654c7c64833ea67dbb33149 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 36e19f84634aaa94f543fedc0a07588949638d53 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 408bbd1e1746fe33e51f4c81c2febd7d3841d031 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 44a88650ba55e6a7f2ec485d2c2413ba7e216f01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9a8f811a146aa2a0230f8edb2e9f4b6609aab8da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a4529a08d3704c17ea9c7277d180e46b99250ded (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec4e9d630a64df500641892f4e259e8149594a99 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f14d36e6e97fe935a20e0ceb159c100f90b6627c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.306 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.268 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/321b3a5592c8a9d6b654c7c64833ea67dbb33149
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36e19f84634aaa94f543fedc0a07588949638d53
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/408bbd1e1746fe33e51f4c81c2febd7d3841d031
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a88650ba55e6a7f2ec485d2c2413ba7e216f01
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a8f811a146aa2a0230f8edb2e9f4b6609aab8da
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4529a08d3704c17ea9c7277d180e46b99250ded
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec4e9d630a64df500641892f4e259e8149594a99
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14d36e6e97fe935a20e0ceb159c100f90b6627c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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