CVE-2023-22995 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 5.17, specifically within the dwc3-qcom.c driver. It involves missing resource deallocation calls in an error path, which could lead to resource exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this local vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVE-2023-22995
Jul 11, 2023kernel: missing platform_device_put() and kfree() calls in an error path in dwc3_qcom_acpi_register_core() in drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c
Feb 28, 2023In the Linux kernel before 5.17 an error path in dwc3_qcom_acpi_register_core in drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-qcom.c lacks certain platform_device_put and kfree calls.
Feb 14, 2023