VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2023-52690
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8bMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8d023cfa97b559db58c0e1afdd2eec7a83d8f2Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84c1446daa552e9699da8d1f8375eac0f65edc7Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8bMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8d023cfa97b559db58c0e1afdd2eec7a83d8f2Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84c1446daa552e9699da8d1f8375eac0f65edc7Mailing List, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.htmlMailing List
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.