pcmcia: rsrc_nonstatic: Fix memory leak in nonstatic_release_resource_db()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pcmcia: rsrc_nonstatic: Fix memory leak in nonstatic_release_resource_db() When nonstatic_release_resource_db() frees all resources associated with an PCMCIA socket, it forgets to free socket_data too, causing a memory leak observable with kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xc28d1000 (size 64): comm "systemd-udevd", pid 297, jiffies 4294898478 (age 194.484s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 85 0e c3 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 0c 10 8d c2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffda4245>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x2d7/0x4a0 [<7e51f0c8>] kmalloc_trace+0x31/0xa4 [<d52b4ca0>] nonstatic_init+0x24/0x1a4 [pcmcia_rsrc] [<a2f13e08>] pcmcia_register_socket+0x200/0x35c [pcmcia_core] [<a728be1b>] yenta_probe+0x4d8/0xa70 [yenta_socket] [<c48fac39>] pci_device_probe+0x99/0x194 [<84b7c690>] really_probe+0x181/0x45c [<8060fe6e>] __driver_probe_device+0x75/0x1f4 [<b9b76f43>] driver_probe_device+0x28/0xac [<648b766f>] __driver_attach+0xeb/0x1e4 [<6e9659eb>] bus_for_each_dev+0x61/0xb4 [<25a669f3>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x28 [<d8671d6b>] bus_add_driver+0x102/0x20c [<df0d323c>] driver_register+0x5b/0x120 [<942cd8a4>] __pci_register_driver+0x44/0x4c [<e536027e>] __UNIQUE_ID___addressable_cleanup_module188+0x1c/0xfffff000 [iTCO_vendor_support] Fix this by freeing socket_data too. Tested on a Acer Travelmate 4002WLMi by manually binding/unbinding the yenta_cardbus driver (yenta_socket).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255, 5.10.192, 5.15.128, 6.1.47, 6.4.12, 6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255, 5.10.192, 5.15.128, 6.1.47, 6.4.12, 6.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255, 5.10.192, 5.15.128, 6.1.47, 6.4.12, 6.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8gv-44j3-p55q
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde0b6da7bd893c37afaee3555cc3ac3be582313
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d45e2be0be35a3d66863563ed2591ee18a6897e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22100df1d57f04cf2370d5347b9ef547f481deea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04bb8af40a7729c398ed4caea7e66cedd2881719
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97fd1c8e9c5aa833aab7e836760bc13103afa892
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a80cf06b4bb0396212289d651b384c949f09d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd53a1f28faba2c4806c055e706a7721006291c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c85fd9422fe0f5d667305efb27f56d09eab120b0
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8gv-44j3-p55q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54115 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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