CVE-2023-22996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel before 5.17.2, drivers/soc/qcom/qcom_aoss.c does not release an of_find_device_by_node reference after use, e.g., with put_device.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4b41a9d0fe3db5f91078a380f62f0572c3ecf2dd
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22996
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22996

History

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-20T19:45:15.232Z

Reserved: 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22996

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:20:31.414Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-28T21:15:12.057

Modified: 2025-03-20T20:15:28.137

Link: CVE-2023-22996

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-22996 - Bugzilla

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