CVE-2023-52929

nvmem: core: fix cleanup after dev_set_name()

published March 27, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

nvmem: core: fix cleanup after dev_set_name()

If dev_set_name() fails, we leak nvmem->wp_gpio as the cleanup does not

put this. While a minimal fix for this would be to add the gpiod_put()

call, we can do better if we split device_register(), and use the

tested nvmem_release() cleanup code by initialising the device early,

and putting the device.

This results in a slightly larger fix, but results in clear code.

Note: this patch depends on "nvmem: core: initialise nvmem->id early"

and "nvmem: core: remove nvmem_config wp_gpio".

[Srini: Fixed subject line and error code handing with wp_gpio while applying.]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00246 · 15.0th percentile
Published
2025-03-27T16:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAR 16:37Z
    nvmem: core: fix cleanup after dev_set_name()
    cvelistv5