CVE-2023-52702: net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set()

old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether
the new meter is successfully attached.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52702

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.06% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0f65ee0a3329eb4b94beaef0268633696e2d0c6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1563e998a938f095548054ef09e277b562b79536
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e336a9e08618203a456fb5367f1387b14554f55e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fa28f5c6fcbfc794340684f36d2581b4f2d20b5

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