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CVE-2023-52702: net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set() old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether the new meter is successfully attached.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.8 before 5.10.169; from 5.11 before 5.15.95; from 5.16 before 6.1.13; 6.2-rc1, 6.2-rc2, 6.2-rc3, 6.2-rc4, 6.2-rc5, 6.2-rc6 (+2) — fixed in 5.10.169, 5.15.95, 6.1.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.169, 5.15.95, 6.1.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1563e998a938f095548054ef09e277b562b79536
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fa28f5c6fcbfc794340684f36d2581b4f2d20b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f65ee0a3329eb4b94beaef0268633696e2d0c6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e336a9e08618203a456fb5367f1387b14554f55e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1563e998a938f095548054ef09e277b562b79536
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fa28f5c6fcbfc794340684f36d2581b4f2d20b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f65ee0a3329eb4b94beaef0268633696e2d0c6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e336a9e08618203a456fb5367f1387b14554f55e

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