Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v6.0.16

Description A memory leak was discovered in the do floppy init() function. The issue was introduced in version v5.11 and is fixed in version v6.0.16. The actual impact and attack plausibility of this issue have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For versions prior to v6.0.16, update to version v6.0.16 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the do floppy init() function until a patch is available.