CVE-2023-23003 (GCVE-0-2023-23003)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 14:24
VLAI
Summary
In the Linux kernel before 5.16, tools/perf/util/expr.c lacks a check for the hashmap__new return value.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:56 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value
Assigner
References
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