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TI-2023-29159 Aliases CVE-2023-52838GHSA-f8gg-2gx7-phw9

fbdev: imsttfb: fix a resource leak in probe

Priority LOW 27CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: imsttfb: fix a resource leak in probe I've re-written the error handling but the bug is that if init_imstt() fails we need to call iounmap(par->cmap_regs).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201 +7Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.19.291 to before 4.19.299; 5.4.251 to before 5.4.261; 5.10.188 to before 5.10.201; 5.15.116 to before 5.15.139; 6.1.33 to before 6.1.63; 4.14.322 to before 4.15; 6.3.7 to before 6.44.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 4.15, 6.4Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux6.4 and later4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19.291 to before 4.19.299; 5.4.251 to before 5.4.261; 5.10.188 to before 5.10.201; 5.15.116 to before 5.15.139; 6.1.33 to before 6.1.63; 4.14.322 to before 4.15; 6.3.7 to before 6.4 Fixed in 4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 4.15, 6.4 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.4 and later Fixed in 4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14.322 to before 4.15; 4.19.291 to before 4.19.299; 5.4.251 to before 5.4.261; 5.10.188 to before 5.10.201; 5.15.116 to before 5.15.139; 6.1.33 to before 6.1.63; 6.3.7 to before 6.5.12; 6.6 to before 6.6.2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.322 to before 4.15; 4.19.291 to before 4.19.299; 5.4.251 to before 5.4.261; 5.10.188 to before 5.10.201; 5.15.116 to before 5.15.139; 6.1.33 to before 6.1.63; 6.3.7 to before 6.5.12; 6.6 to before 6.6.2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 4.15, 6.4
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.299, 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52838
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8gg-2gx7-phw9

References

Patch 8

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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