CVE-2023-54252
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Memory Leak in Linux Kernel think-lmi Component on x

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: think-lmi: Fix memory leaks when parsing ThinkStation WMI strings My previous commit introduced a memory leak where the item allocated from tlmi_setting was not freed. This commit also renames it to avoid confusion with the similarly name variable in the same function.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-54252
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60389
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think-lmi thinkstation *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's think-lmi component for x86 platforms. Specifically, when parsing ThinkStation WMI strings, an allocated item from tlmi_setting was not properly freed, causing a memory leak. The issue was introduced in a previous commit and has been fixed by freeing the allocated memory and renaming variables to avoid confusion.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak can cause increased memory usage over time, potentially leading to reduced system performance or stability issues on affected ThinkStation systems running the Linux kernel. However, no further impacts such as code execution or data exposure are indicated.

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