5.5

CVE-2023-52918: media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52918DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52918
Published 22-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52918 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 29
DLA-4008-1SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1SUSE-SU-2024:4100-1SUSE-SU-2024:4315-1SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu130 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303 | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b | ≥ e47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599, < 15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3 | 2.6.25
  • 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
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 133 products

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