CVE-2023-52690
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check to scom_debug_init_one()
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
5.4
References 7
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/f84c1446daa552e9699da8d1f8375eac0f65edc7
- stable/c/1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8b
- stable/c/2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19
- stable/c/ed8d023cfa97b559db58c0e1afdd2eec7a83d8f2
- stable/c/dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9
- stable/c/a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13
- stable/c/9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742