CVE-2023-52693
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 2.6.39-4.19.306 - Uninitialized Handle Exposure via ACPI Backlight Device Registration
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent If acpi_get_parent() called in acpi_video_dev_register_backlight() fails, for example, because acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() fails inside acpi_get_parent), this can lead to incorrect (uninitialized) acpi_parent handle being passed to acpi_get_pci_dev() for detecting the parent pci device. Check acpi_get_parent() result and set parent device only in case of success. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.8%
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
Status
published
Products (20)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.39
Linux/Linux
2.6.39
Linux/Linux
4.19.306 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.209 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.148 - 5.15.*
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.*
... and 10 more
Published
May 17, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026