# CVE-2023-52573: net: rds: Fix possible NULL-pointer dereference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-02 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rds: Fix possible NULL-pointer dereference In rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn() check, if conn pointer exists before dereferencing it as rdma_set_service_type() argument Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/812da2a08dc5cc75fb71e29083ea20904510ac7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f515112e833791001aaa8ab886af3ca78503617f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea82139e6e3561100d38d14401d57c0ea93fc07e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fa66024a5eabf270164f2dc82a48ffb35a12e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069ac51c37a6f07a51f7134d8c34289075786a35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d95df0f31048f1c59092648997686e3f7d9478

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