CVE-2023-52696
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()
- 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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean?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: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
4.20
References 7
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc
- stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1
- stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219
- stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0
- stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664
- stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab
- stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d