Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-52653SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: fix a memleak in gss_import_v2_context The ctx->mech_used.data allocated by kmemdup is not freed in neither gss_import_v2_context nor it only caller gss_krb5_import_sec_context, which frees ctx on error. Thus, this patch reform the last call of gss_import_v2_context to the gss_krb5_import_ctx_v2, preventing the memleak while keepping the return formation.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-kvm4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-kvm4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10ALSA-2024:5102
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:5101
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-52653
Debian:13linux6.7.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52653
Debian:14linux6.7.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52653
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1RXSA-2024:5101
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10RLSA-2024:5101
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10RLSA-2024:5102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-35.35USN-6816-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-35.35UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1009.9USN-6817-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1008.8USN-6817-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1008.9UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1008.9USN-6817-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1004.7UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1004.7USN-6817-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1006.6USN-6816-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-35.35.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-35.35.1USN-6816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1006.6USN-6817-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1006.6USN-6878-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1005.5UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1005.5USN-6816-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-35.35.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52653

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 47d84807762966c3611c38adecec6ea703ddda7a – before 32a15b6a9a0ac326ca65ce988a1ba046517af3d547d84807762966c3611c38adecec6ea703ddda7a – before 99044c01ed5329e73651c054d8a4baacdbb1a27c47d84807762966c3611c38adecec6ea703ddda7a – before 47ac11db93e74ac49cd6c3fc69bcbc5964c4a8b447d84807762966c3611c38adecec6ea703ddda7a – before d111e30d9cd846bb368faf3637dc0f71fcbcf82247d84807762966c3611c38adecec6ea703ddda7a – before e67b652d8e8591d3b1e569dbcdfcee15993e91fa
Linux Linux 2.6.35

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