CVE-2023-52783
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net: wangxun: fix kernel panic due to null pointer
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wangxun: fix kernel panic due to null pointer When the device uses a custom subsystem vendor ID, the function wx_sw_init() returns before the memory of 'wx->mac_table' is allocated. The null pointer will causes the kernel panic.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
May 21, 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-2023-52783
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wangxun: fix kernel panic due to null pointer When the device uses a custom subsystem vendor ID, the function wx_sw_init() returns before the memory of 'wx->mac_table' is allocated. The null pointer will causes the kernel panic.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a55071653974dab172d4c5d699bb365cfd13c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ba2c459668cfe2aaacc5ebcd35b4b9ef8643013
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52783.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52783