SB2025032772 - Memory leak in Linux kernel firewire driver
Published: March 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025032772
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52989)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the ioctl_send_response() function in drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356ff89acdbe6a66019154bc7eb2d300f5b15103
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531390a243ef47448f8bad01c186c2787666bf4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53785fd9b315583cf029e39f72b73d23704a2253
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f4543c9382ae2d5062f6aa4fecae0c9258d0b0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2cd3947d116bb9ba7ff097b5fc747a8956764db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bdc88216f09cb7387fedbdf613524367328616
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a2dcee53fa6e6e2822f93cb3f1b0cd23163bee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.168