CVE-2023-52690
Not scored
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check to scom_debug_init_one()
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.
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-2023-52690
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8d023cfa97b559db58c0e1afdd2eec7a83d8f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84c1446daa552e9699da8d1f8375eac0f65edc7
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52690.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52690