CVE-2023-53005
published 2025-03-27CVE-2023-53005: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.25%
16.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at
trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have
to check it to avoid null pointer dereference.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.11-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a | d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9 | 31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9 |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949 | 886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949 |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6 | 592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6 |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840 | b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840 |
| linux | linux | >= 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4 | 8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.11-1 | 6.1.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.11-1 | 6.1.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.11-1 | 6.1.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.17 < 4.19.272 | 4.19.272 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.231 | 5.4.231 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.91 | 5.15.91 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.9 | 6.1.9 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.166 | 5.10.166 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
vendor_redhat·2025-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53005 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
kernel: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at
trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have
to check it to avoid null pointer dereference.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Out of support scope
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat En
Debian
CVE-2023-53005: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_event...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53005 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53005: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_event...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.11-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.178-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.11-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.11-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.11-1)
GHSA
GHSA-hcxq-v393-38jh: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Function 'c
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-27
CVE-2023-53005 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-hcxq-v393-38jh: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Function 'c
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at
trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have
to check it to avoid null pointer dereference.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
OSV
CVE-2023-53005: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'cre
osv·2025-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53005 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53005: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'cre
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a
2025-03-27
Published