# CVE-2023-52662: drm/vmwgfx: fix a memleak in vmw\_gmrid\_man\_get\_node

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: fix a memleak in vmw_gmrid_man_get_node When ida_alloc_max fails, resources allocated before should be freed, including *res allocated by kmalloc and ttm_resource_init.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03b1072616a8f7d6e8594f643b416a9467c83fbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40624af6674745e174c754a20d7c53c250e65e7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e0f220d1e992fa074157fcf14945bf170ffbc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc6233f6db1579b69b54b44571f1a7fde8186e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1e546ab91c670e536a274a75481034ab7534876
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89709105a6091948ffb6ec2427954cbfe45358ce

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