What is CVE-2023-52467?

CVE-2023-52467 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). CVE-2023-52467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52467?

CVE-2023-52467 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-2023-52467?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52467. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52467 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52467 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-2023-52467

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: syscon: Fix null pointer dereference in of_syscon_register() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-26

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-2023-52467 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52467 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef1130deee98997275904d9bfc37af75e1e906c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41673c66b3d0c09915698fec5c13b24336f18dd1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/527e8c5f3d00299822612c495d5adf1f8f43c001
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52467

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-26

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52467?

CVE-2023-52467 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) . CVE-2023-52467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52467?

CVE-2023-52467 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-2023-52467?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52467. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52467 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →