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CVE-2023-52529: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-770

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe() If an error occurs after a successful usb_alloc_urb() call, usb_free_urb() should be called.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.14 before 5.15.135; from 5.16 before 6.1.57; from 6.2 before 6.5.7; 6.6-rc1, 6.6-rc2, 6.6-rc3, 6.6-rc4 — fixed in 5.15.135, 6.1.57, 6.5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.135, 6.1.57, 6.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0707fde7492121917fd9ddb43829e96ec0bb9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cd4004cde7c9b694bbdd8def0e02288ee58c74
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f237b17611fa3501f43f12d1cb64323e10fdcb4f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f566efa7de1e35e6523f4acbaf85068a540be07d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0707fde7492121917fd9ddb43829e96ec0bb9e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cd4004cde7c9b694bbdd8def0e02288ee58c74
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f237b17611fa3501f43f12d1cb64323e10fdcb4f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f566efa7de1e35e6523f4acbaf85068a540be07d

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