Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2023-52571
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: rk817: Fix node refcount leak Dan Carpenter reports that the Smatch static checker warning has found that there is another refcount leak in the probe function. While of_node_put() was added in one of the return paths, it should in fact be added for ALL return paths that return an error and at driver removal time.
EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6.2, 6.1.56, 54c03bfd094fb74f9533a9c28250219afe182382
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52571?
- CVE-2023-52571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52571?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.