CVE-2023-52918

MEDIUM EPSS 11.1%
Published Oct 22, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 22, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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 Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <4.19.321
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.20  –  <5.4.283
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.225
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.166
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.107
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.48

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976
    Patch