HV: hv_balloon: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b570a059cf42ad6e2eb632f47c23813d58d8303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfb0771429a63db8561d44147f2bb76f93e1c86
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52937.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52937