CVE-2023-52869
Detail
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pstore/platform: Add check for kstrdup
Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error
if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
CISA-ADP
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/17/2026 2:43:46 AM
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SSVC
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CVE Modified by kernel.org
6/17/2026 2:43:46 AM
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Initial Analysis by NIST
4/02/2025 11:18:25 AM
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6 up to (excluding) 6.6.2
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.5.12
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.63
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.139
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.8 up to (excluding) 5.10.201
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a Types: Patch
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688 Types: Patch
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9 Types: Patch
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c Types: Patch
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f Types: Patch
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CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f Types: Patch
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kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a Types: Patch
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kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688 Types: Patch
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kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9 Types: Patch
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kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c Types: Patch
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kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f Types: Patch
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Reference Type
kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f Types: Patch
CVE Modified by CVE
11/21/2024 3:40:45 AM
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
7/02/2024 9:44:08 PM
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CVSS V3.1
CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE
CISA-ADP CWE-476
CVE Modified by kernel.org
5/29/2024 2:16:31 AM
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New CVE Received from kernel.org
5/21/2024 12:15:23 PM
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pstore/platform: Add check for kstrdup
Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error
if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
Added
Reference
kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a [No types assigned]
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688 [No types assigned]
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9 [No types assigned]
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c [No types assigned]
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f [No types assigned]
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kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2023-52869 NVD
Published Date: 05/21/2024 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: kernel.org
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