CVE-2023-52918 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 22
Latest updateJan 9
Description
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.
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 Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe47f30b140333525ea682ec672641b470da1e599 — 8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6+7