VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-53277
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
- 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
- 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e07d6587c55015956862ef3b101fd45fa49fbcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdeb8b9f29dfd64805bb49475ac7566a3cb06cbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f80b3ff92514ebd227e5c55d3d1e480401b02b7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f611204ae589bd5c494b10b41fb13436bd3c3fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae2fc4de12686f3fe695824169c1272c9f798f7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505c74c4c0b1c5bcaa98a93b3087c268156070f1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e594abc0424e4f8c2385f11aefeaadcfc507aa5Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.