FKIE_CVE-2023-54252

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:47
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Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081da7b1c881828244b93b3befb7c18389f696bb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43fc0342bac1808fda2b76184e43414727111c6b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cccdb30935c82be805d3362a15680b95d5cb3ee0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d796fccdc8d17c2d21817ebe4c7bf5bbfe5433
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nplatform/x86: think-lmi: Corrige fugas de memoria al analizar cadenas WMI de ThinkStation\n\nMi commit anterior introdujo una fuga de memoria donde el elemento asignado de tlmi_setting no fue liberado.\nEste commit tambi\u00e9n lo renombra para evitar confusiones con la variable de nombre similar en la misma funci\u00f3n."
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  "id": "CVE-2023-54252",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:47:05.930",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:13.883",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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