CVE-2023-53276

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ubifs: Free memory for tmpfile name

When opening a ubifs tmpfile on an encrypted directory, function
fscrypt_setup_filename allocates memory for the name that is to be
stored in the directory entry, but after the name has been copied to the
directory entry inode, the memory is not freed.

When running kmemleak on it we see that it is registered as a leak. The
report below is triggered by a simple program 'tmpfile' just opening a
tmpfile:

  unreferenced object 0xffff88810178f380 (size 32):
    comm "tmpfile", pid 509, jiffies 4294934744 (age 1524.742s)
    backtrace:
      __kmem_cache_alloc_node
      __kmalloc
      fscrypt_setup_filename
      ubifs_tmpfile
      vfs_tmpfile
      path_openat

Free this memory after it has been copied to the inode.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
< 4.14.315
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.283
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.243
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.180
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.111
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.28
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.2.15
linuxlinux_kernel
6.3 ≤
𝑥
< 6.3.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.237-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.148-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.147-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.43-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.41-1
fixed
forky
6.16.3-1
fixed
sid
6.16.7-1
fixed