CVE-2023-52902

MEDIUM EPSS 10.9%
Published Aug 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nommu: fix memory leak in do_mmap() error path The preallocation of the maple tree nodes may leak if the error path to "error_just_free" is taken. Fix this by moving the freeing of the maple tree nodes to a shared location for all error paths.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.1  –  <6.1.8
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1442d51026c58e7c11dd5f9b19650632a48676d4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f31cced5724e6d414fe750aa1cd7e7b578ec22f
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1442d51026c58e7c11dd5f9b19650632a48676d4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f31cced5724e6d414fe750aa1cd7e7b578ec22f
    Patch