5.5

CVE-2023-52690: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52690DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52690
Published 17-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52690 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 20
DLA-3841-1RHSA-2024:9315SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu112 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-176.196 | < 5.15.0-102.112
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1122.132 | < 5.15.0-1057.63
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < f84c1446daa552e9699da8d1f8375eac0f65edc7 | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < 1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8b | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < 2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19 | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < ed8d023cfa97b559db58c0e1afdd2eec7a83d8f2 | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9 | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13 | ≥ bfd2f0d49aef8abfe6bf58f12719f39912993cc6, < 9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742 | 5.4
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.4, < 5.4.268 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.209 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.148 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.75 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.14 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.2

3 vendors · 116 products

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