CVE-2023-52918
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return cx23885_vdev_init() can return a NULL pointer, but that pointer is used in the next line without a check. Add a NULL pointer check and go to the error unwind if it is NULL.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.01%• Percentile: 2%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux
≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3 | 2.6.25
- linux•linux_kernel
< 4.19.321 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.283 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.225 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.166 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.107 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.48
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html