What is CVE-2023-52563?

CVE-2023-52563 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2023-52563 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52563?

CVE-2023-52563 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52563?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52563. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52563 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52563 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2023-52563

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: fix memory leak on ->hpd_notify callback The EDID returned by drm_bridge_get_edid() needs to be freed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-03-02

Last modified 2024-12-11

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2023-52563 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52563 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099f0af9d98231bb74956ce92508e87cbcb896be
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b63e088887a8b82750e16762f77100ffa76cba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66cb6d74f5a1b6eafe3370b56bf2cb575a91acbc
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52563

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-03-02

Modified 2024-12-11

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52563?

CVE-2023-52563 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2023-52563 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52563?

CVE-2023-52563 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52563?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52563. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52563 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52563 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →