CVE-2023-23001 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelDebian LinuxMsrc Cbl2 Kernel 5.15.102.1-1 ON CBL Mariner 2.0+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 1
Latest updateMar 14

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-mediatek.c misinterprets the regulator_get return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.3
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.7-1+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.16.7-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: cdn.kernel.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: cdn.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2023-23001: In the Linux kernel before 5↗2023-03-01
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GHSA
GHSA-87j6-6jc2-h53q: In the Linux kernel before 5↗2023-03-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
In the Linux kernel before 5.16.3 drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-mediatek.c misinterprets the regulator_get return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case whereas it is actually an error pointer).↗2023-03-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-23001: linux - In the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-mediatek.c misinterprets...↗2023
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Red Hat
kernel: incorrect check for error case in the ufs_mtk_init_va09_pwr_ctrl↗2022-01-10
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