CVE-2023-53005

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.17-4.19.271 - NULL Pointer Dereference in trace_events_hist

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 14.0%
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 (16)
Linux/Linux < 4.17
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - 31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - 592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - 886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - 8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840
Linux/Linux 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 - d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a
Linux/Linux 4.17
Linux/Linux 4.19.272 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.166 - 5.10.*
... and 6 more
Published Mar 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026