Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2023-52694

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10.209 / 5.15.148 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/bridge: tpd12s015: Drop buggy __exit annotation for remove function With tpd12s015_remove() marked with __exit this function is discarded when the driver is compiled as a built-in. The result is that when the driver unbinds there is no cleanup done which results in resource leakage or worse.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.7, < 5.10.209>= 5.11, < 5.15.148>= 5.16, < 6.1.75>= 6.2, < 6.6.14>= 6.7, < 6.7.2
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.10.209 / 5.15.148 / 6.1.75 or later
Fixed in 5.10.2095.15.1486.1.75
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Kernel 5.10.209+, 5.15.148+, 6.1.75+, or 6.6.14+ (choose the latest stable release in your kernel branch)

  1. Identify the current running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. Determine if the version falls within affected ranges: >= 5.7 and < 5.10.209, >= 5.11 and < 5.15.148, >= 5.16 and < 6.1.75, or >= 6.2 and < 6.6.14
  3. For Debian 10, check kernel version with `uname -r` and refer to Debian security advisories
  4. Upgrade to a fixed kernel release: 5.10.209 or later for 5.10.x, 5.15.148 or later for 5.15.x, 6.1.75 or later for 6.1.x, or 6.6.14 or later for 6.2+
  5. Apply vendor-specific kernel updates via package manager (e.g., `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` for Debian)
  6. Reboot into the updated kernel and verify the fix is applied by checking the tpd12s015 driver does not have __exit on remove function
Caveat Standard kernel upgrade risks apply - ensure compatibility with local hardware and software before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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