5.5

CVE-2023-52643: iio: core: fix memleak in iio_device_register_sysfs

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52643DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52643
Published 17-04-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52643 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 13
RHSA-2024:9315SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1USN-6766-1USN-6766-2

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: core: fix memleak in iio_device_register_sysfs When iio_device_register_sysfs_group() fails, we should free iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs to prevent potential memleak.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-106.116
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1061.67
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 32f171724e5cbecc80594fb6eced057cfdd6eb6f, < 1c6d19c8cbf6abcea2c8fca2db26abca2cbf0363 | ≥ 32f171724e5cbecc80594fb6eced057cfdd6eb6f, < 359f220d0e753bba840eac19ffedcdc816b532f2 | ≥ 32f171724e5cbecc80594fb6eced057cfdd6eb6f, < b90126c86d83912688501826643ea698f0df1728 | ≥ 32f171724e5cbecc80594fb6eced057cfdd6eb6f, < 3db312e06851996e7fb27cb5a8ccab4c0f9cdb93 | ≥ 32f171724e5cbecc80594fb6eced057cfdd6eb6f, < 95a0d596bbd0552a78e13ced43f2be1038883c81 | 5.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.13, < 5.15.149 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.79 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.18 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.6 | 6.8:rc1 | 6.8:rc2 | 6.8:rc3 | 6.8:rc4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.82-1 | < 6.7.7-1

3 vendors · 107 products

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