CVE-2023-52696
High
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
Exploit probability
0.8%
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-2023-52696
View original source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_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/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52696.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52696