CVE-2023-54252
Memory Leak in Linux Kernel think-lmi Component on x
Publication date: 2025-12-30
Last updated on: 2025-12-30
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| think-lmi | thinkstation | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.