# CVE-2023-53005: trace\_events\_hist: add check for return value of 'create\_hist\_field'

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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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/d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4

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