CVE-2023-52652

NTB: fix possible name leak in ntb_register_device()

Published May 1, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NTB: fix possible name leak in ntb_register_device()

If device_register() fails in ntb_register_device(), the device name
allocated by dev_set_name() should be freed. As per the comment in
device_register(), callers should use put_device() to give up the
reference in the error path. So fix this by calling put_device() in the
error path so that the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup().

As a result of this, put_device() in the error path of
ntb_register_device() is removed and the actual error is returned.

[mani: reworded commit message]

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6816-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-2 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6828-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6871-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6878-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6892-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6919-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:31 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2024, 9:52 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 1, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 1, 2024, 12:00 AM