CVE-2023-52693Linux vulnerability

22 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 17
Latest updateJun 26

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent If acpi_get_parent() called in acpi_video_dev_register_backlight() fails, for example, because acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() fails inside acpi_get_parent), this can lead to incorrect (uninitialized) acpi_parent handle being passed to acpi_get_pci_dev() for detecting the parent pci device. Check acpi_get_parent() result and set parent device only in case of suc

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 Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.394.19.306+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.209-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linux9661e92c10a9775243c1ecb73373528ed8725a10556f02699d33c1f40b1b31bd25828ce08fa165d8+8
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.76-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2023-52693 kernel: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent2024-05-18