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GHSA-G9GX-3CCX-85W8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 15:31 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:42
VLAI
Details
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
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CVE-2023-52696 (GCVE-0-2023-52696)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-17 14:27 – Updated: 2026-05-11 19:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
8 references
Impacted products
18 products
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Affected:
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(git)
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|
| Linux | Linux |
Affected:
4.20
Unaffected: 0 , < 4.20 (semver) Unaffected: 5.4.268 , ≤ 5.4.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.10.209 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.148 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.75 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.14 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.7.2 , ≤ 6.7.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.8 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix) |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < e123015c0ba8
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < 9da4a56dd377
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < a67a04ad05ac
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < 6b58d1603721
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < f152a6bfd187
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < 69f95c5e9220
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
b9ef7b4b867f , < b02ecc35d01a
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
5.4.268 , < 5.5
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
5.10.209 , < 5.11
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
5.15.148 , < 5.16
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
6.1.75 , < 6.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
6.6.14 , < 6.7
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
6.7.2 , < 6.8
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
6.8
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Unaffected:
0 , < 4.20
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Affected:
4.2.0
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664"
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"title": "powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()",
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"cveId": "CVE-2023-52696",
"datePublished": "2024-05-17T14:27:28.583Z",
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Nomenclature
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