CVE-2023-52653

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context The ctx->mech_used.data allocated by kmemdup is not freed in neither gss_import_v2_context nor it only caller gss_krb5_import_sec_context, which frees ctx on error. Thus, this patch reform the last call of gss_import_v2_context to the gss_krb5_import_ctx_v2, preventing the memleak while keepping the return formation.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2024
First seenMay 1, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.35 ≤ v < 6.6.23, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.7.11, 6.8 ≤ v < 6.8.26.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

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