CVE-2023-52690

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4-5.4.268 - NULL Pointer Dereference in scom_debug_init_one()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check to scom_debug_init_one() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Add a null pointer check, and release 'ent' to avoid memory leaks.

References (8)

Core 8

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (18)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 5.10.209 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.148 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4
Linux/Linux 5.4.268 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.75 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.6.14 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7.2 - 6.7.*
Linux/Linux 6.8
... and 8 more
Published May 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026