CVE-2023-52730

mmc: sdio: fix possible resource leaks in some error paths

Published May 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mmc: sdio: fix possible resource leaks in some error paths

If sdio_add_func() or sdio_init_func() fails, sdio_remove_func() can
not release the resources, because the sdio function is not presented
in these two cases, it won't call of_node_put() or put_device().

To fix these leaks, make sdio_func_present() only control whether
device_del() needs to be called or not, then always call of_node_put()
and put_device().

In error case in sdio_init_func(), the reference of 'card->dev' is
not get, to avoid redundant put in sdio_free_func_cis(), move the
get_device() to sdio_alloc_func() and put_device() to sdio_release_func(),
it can keep the get/put function be balanced.

Without this patch, while doing fault inject test, it can get the
following leak reports, after this fix, the leak is gone.

unreferenced object 0xffff888112514000 (size 2048):
comm "kworker/3:2", pid 65, jiffies 4294741614 (age 124.774s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 e0 6f 12 81 88 ff ff 60 58 8d 06 81 88 ff ff ..o.....`X......
10 40 51 12 81 88 ff ff 10 40 51 12 81 88 ff ff .@Q......@Q.....
backtrace:
[<000000009e5931da>] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[<000000002f839ccb>] mmc_alloc_card+0x38/0xb0 [mmc_core]
[<0000000004adcbf6>] mmc_sdio_init_card+0xde/0x170 [mmc_core]
[<000000007538fea0>] mmc_attach_sdio+0xcb/0x1b0 [mmc_core]
[<00000000d4fdeba7>] mmc_rescan+0x54a/0x640 [mmc_core]

unreferenced object 0xffff888112511000 (size 2048):
comm "kworker/3:2", pid 65, jiffies 4294741623 (age 124.766s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 40 51 12 81 88 ff ff e0 58 8d 06 81 88 ff ff .@Q......X......
10 10 51 12 81 88 ff ff 10 10 51 12 81 88 ff ff ..Q.......Q.....
backtrace:
[<000000009e5931da>] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[<00000000fcbe706c>] sdio_alloc_func+0x35/0x100 [mmc_core]
[<00000000c68f4b50>] mmc_attach_sdio.cold.18+0xb1/0x395 [mmc_core]
[<00000000d4fdeba7>] mmc_rescan+0x54a/0x640 [mmc_core]

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:32 PM
Reserved
May 21, 2024, 3:19 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 21, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 21, 2024, 12:00 AM