What is CVE-2023-52675?

CVE-2023-52675 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-2023-52675 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52675?

CVE-2023-52675 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-2023-52675?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52675. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52675 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52675 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-2023-52675

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-03-04

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-2023-52675 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-2023-52675 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

Mailing List
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024352f7928b28f53609660663329d8c0f4ad032
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a233867a39078ebb0f575e2948593bbff5826b3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e80aa25d186a7aa212df5acd8c75f55ac8dae34
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52675

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-03-04

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52675?

CVE-2023-52675 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-2023-52675 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52675?

CVE-2023-52675 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-2023-52675?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52675. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52675 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52675 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 →