# CVE-2023-52706: gpio: sim: fix a memory leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: sim: fix a memory leak Fix an inverted logic bug in gpio_sim_remove_hogs() that leads to GPIO hog structures never being freed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/854e1ecff266033d3149666d3c5b8b0e174b4210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79eeab1d85e0fee4c0bc36f3b6ddf3920f39f74b

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