CVE-2023-53435
cassini: Fix a memory leak in the error handling path of cas_init_one()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cassini: Fix a memory leak in the error handling path of cas_init_one() cas_saturn_firmware_init() allocates some memory using vmalloc(). This memory is freed in the .remove() function but not it the error handling path of the probe. Add the missing vfree() to avoid a memory leak, should an error occur.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11c0ed097a874156957b515d0ba7e356142eab87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d8e8b88087d68e10c8991a0f6733fa2f963ff0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e20105d967ab5b53ff50a0e5991fe37324d2ba20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc61f7582cc92d547d02e141cd66f5d1f4ed8012
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/234e744d86bd95b381d24546df2dba72804e0219
References (8)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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