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 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.5%
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 (24)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.148linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.75linux
linux/Kernel 5.4.0 - 5.4.268linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.209linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.14linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.7.2linux
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 5.10.209 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.148 - 5.15.*
... and 14 more
Published May 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026