What is CVE-2023-52458?

CVE-2023-52458 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 5.10.215, 5.15.148, 6.1.75 and others. CVE-2023-52458 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52458?

CVE-2023-52458 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52458?

Yes, CVE-2023-52458 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.215, 5.15.148, 6.1.75 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52458 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52458 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2023-52458

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: add check that partition length needs to be aligned with block size Before calling add partition or resize partition, there is no check on whether the length is aligned with the logical block size. If the logical block size of the disk is larger than 512 bytes, then the partition size maybe not the multiple of the logical block size, and when the last sector is read, bio_truncate() will adjust the bio size, resulting in an IO error if the size of the read command is smaller than the logical block size.If integrity data is supported, this will also result in a null pointer dereference when calling bio_integrity_free.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-23

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2023-52458 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.215, 5.15.148, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.10

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.215 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.148 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.75 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.14 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.2 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5010c27120962c85d2f421d2cf211791c9603503

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f64f866aa1ae6975c95d805ed51d7e9433a0016

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f6dfa1f1efe6dcca2d43e575491d8fcbe922f62

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcdc288e7bc008daf38ef0401b53e4a8bb61bbe5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb16cc1abda18a9514106d2ac8c8d7abc0be5ed8

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52458

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-23

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52458?

CVE-2023-52458 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 5.10.215, 5.15.148, 6.1.75 and others. CVE-2023-52458 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52458?

CVE-2023-52458 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52458?

Yes. CVE-2023-52458 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.215, 5.15.148, 6.1.75 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52458 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52458 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.