# CVE-2023-52875: clk: mediatek: clk-mt2701: 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: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: clk-mt2701: 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

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fccee2af400edaed9cf349d506c5971d4762739
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1953e62366da5460dc712e045f94fb0d8918999d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1461f0c9ca0827c03730fe9652ebbf6316a2a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001e5def774fa1a8f2b29567c0b0cd3e3a859a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1175cf4bd2b4c5f7c43f677ea1ce9ad2c18d055
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a18dd653284550900b02107c3c7b3ac5e0eb802
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e61934720af4a58ffd43a63ffdd6f3a0bd7d7b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bf9c204aef4cc55ce46a7ff2d4dc7e5f86551a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d6e24b422a2166a9297a8286ff2e6ab9a5e8cd3

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