What is CVE-2023-52650?

CVE-2023-52650 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 3.19 onward and patched in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. CVE-2023-52650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52650?

CVE-2023-52650 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-2023-52650?

Yes, CVE-2023-52650 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52650 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52650 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-2023-52650

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: dsi: Add missing check for of_find_device_by_node Add check for the return value of of_find_device_by_node() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2024-12-23

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-2023-52650 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 3.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.19

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.311 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.273 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.214 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.153 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.83 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.23 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.11 6.7.x ✓ 6.8.2 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

11 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3169eaf1365541fd8e521091010c44fbe14691fc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a13d0b9d8527518639ab5c39667f69d6203e80

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c0ad785a780c72a2fdaba10b38c645ffb4eae6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52aa507148c4aad41436e2005d742ffcafad9976

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92003981a6df5dc84af8a5904f8ee112fa324129

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52650

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2024-12-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52650?

CVE-2023-52650 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 3.19 onward and has been patched in 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. CVE-2023-52650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52650?

CVE-2023-52650 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-2023-52650?

Yes. CVE-2023-52650 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52650 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.