CVE-2023-53674
clk: Fix memory leak in devm_clk_notifier_register()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: Fix memory leak in devm_clk_notifier_register() devm_clk_notifier_register() allocates a devres resource for clk notifier but didn't register that to the device, so the notifier didn't get unregistered on device detach and the allocated resource was leaked. Fix the issue by registering the resource through devres_add(). This issue was found with kmemleak on a Chromebook.
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/a326cf0107b197e649bbaa2a2b1355894826ce32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49451db71b746df990888068961f1033f7c9b734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1b04fd4283fc8f9acefe0ddc61ba072ed44877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efbbda79b2881a04dcd0e8f28634933d79e17e49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fb933e56f77a57ef7cfc59fc34cbbf1b1fa31ff
References (5)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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