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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2023-52529

Severity Medium
Score 6/10

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe() If an error occurs after a successful usb_alloc_urb() call, usb_free_urb() should be called.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published