CVE-2023-52686
Not scored
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
May 17, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-52686
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8422d179cf46889c15ceff9ede48c5bfa4e7f0b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8649829a1dd25199bbf557b2621cedb4bf9b3050
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a523e1da6d88c2034f946adfa4f74b236c95ca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14c55eb461d630b836f80591d8caf1f74e62877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b111ea786ddcc8be0682612830796ece9436c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08c2e275fa1874de945b87093f925997722ee42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ad05e3ae9c84c5a71d7bb2d44dc845ae7990cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93d7cf4c1ddbcd846739e7ad849f955a4f18031
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52686.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52686