CVE-2023-52918
Not scored
media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
October 22, 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-2023-52918
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52918.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52918