# CVE-2023-52865: clk: mediatek: clk-mt6797: Add check for mtk\_alloc\_clk\_data

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: clk-mt6797: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data Add the check for the return value of mtk_alloc_clk_data() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26feedbc561f2a3cee1a4f717e61bdbdfb4fa92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c79cbfb8e9e2311be77182893fda5ea4068c836
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2705c5b97f504e831ae1935c05f0e44f80dfa6b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b16286110728674dcf81137be0687c5055e7bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aefc6fcfbada57fac27f470602d5565e5b76cb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357df1c2f6ace96defd557fad709ed1f9f70e16c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be3f12f16038a558f08fa93cc32fa715746a5235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122ac6496e4975ddd7ec1edba4f6fc1e15e39478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/606f6366a35a3329545e38129804d65ef26ed7d2

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