SB2024061096 - Memory leak in Linux kernel platform x86 driver
Published: June 10, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024061096
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-2023-52520)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the tlmi_release_attr() and tlmi_sysfs_init() functions in drivers/platform/x86/think-lmi.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/124cf0ea4b82e1444ec8c7420af4e7db5558c293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af21c9119a37cecb7ff27ce0c2f3cf721e9d0ec4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e3023579de8d33256771ac0745239029e81106
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528ab3e605cabf2f9c9bd5944d3bfe15f6e94f81
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.136
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.59
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6