CVE - CVE-2023-52937

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-52937	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HV: hv_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at once.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b570a059cf42ad6e2eb632f47c23813d58d8303 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b570a059cf42ad6e2eb632f47c23813d58d8303 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfb0771429a63db8561d44147f2bb76f93e1c86 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfb0771429a63db8561d44147f2bb76f93e1c86
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240821	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240821)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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