CVE-2023-52698

calipso: fix memory leak in netlbl_calipso_add_pass()

Published May 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

calipso: fix memory leak in netlbl_calipso_add_pass()

If IPv6 support is disabled at boot (ipv6.disable=1),
the calipso_init() -> netlbl_calipso_ops_register() function isn't called,
and the netlbl_calipso_ops_get() function always returns NULL.
In this case, the netlbl_calipso_add_pass() function allocates memory
for the doi_def variable but doesn't free it with the calipso_doi_free().

BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888011d68180 (size 64):
comm "syz-executor.1", pid 10746, jiffies 4295410986 (age 17.928s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<...>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:552 [inline]
[<...>] netlbl_calipso_add_pass net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c:76 [inline]
[<...>] netlbl_calipso_add+0x22e/0x4f0 net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c:111
[<...>] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22f/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:739
[<...>] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:783 [inline]
[<...>] genl_rcv_msg+0x341/0x5a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:800
[<...>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x14d/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2515
[<...>] genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:811
[<...>] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline]
[<...>] netlink_unicast+0x54b/0x800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339
[<...>] netlink_sendmsg+0x90a/0xdf0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1934
[<...>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:651 [inline]
[<...>] sock_sendmsg+0x157/0x190 net/socket.c:671
[<...>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x712/0x870 net/socket.c:2342
[<...>] ___sys_sendmsg+0xf8/0x170 net/socket.c:2396
[<...>] __sys_sendmsg+0xea/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2429
[<...>] do_syscall_64+0x30/0x40 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46
[<...>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xc6

Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center
(linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller

[PM: merged via the LSM tree at Jakub Kicinski request]

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3840-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3841-1 linux-5.10 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-2 Linux kernel (ARM laptop) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-3 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-4 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-3 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-4 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2024, 2:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 17, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 17, 2024, 12:00 AM