# CVE-2023-52529: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony\_probe()

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.13, 5.14
- Published: 2024-03-02 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.12.17, fixed in 5.13; from 5.13.2, fixed in 5.14
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: Fix a potential memory leak in sony_probe() If an error occurs after a successful usb_alloc_urb() call, usb_free_urb() should be called.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.13, 5.14) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0707fde7492121917fd9ddb43829e96ec0bb9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f237b17611fa3501f43f12d1cb64323e10fdcb4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f566efa7de1e35e6523f4acbaf85068a540be07d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1cd4004cde7c9b694bbdd8def0e02288ee58c74

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