VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-53423
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections() strdup() allocates memory for key_name.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.14%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections() strdup() allocates memory for key_name. We need to release the memory in the following error paths. Add free() to avoid memory leak.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a75866a5ceff5d4fdd5471e06c4c4d03e0298b3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da73f102309fe29150e5c35acd20dd82063ff67Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1368eaea058e451d20ea99ca27e72d9df0d16ddPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f63d747bf7c983882a5ea7456a5f84ad3acad5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d131718d9c45d559951f57c4b88209ca407433c4Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.