What is CVE-2023-52861?

CVE-2023-52861 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2023-52861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52861?

CVE-2023-52861 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52861?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52861. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52861 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52861 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-2023-52861

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: bridge: it66121: Fix invalid connector dereference Fix the NULL pointer dereference when no monitor is connected, and the sound card is opened from userspace. Instead return an empty buffer (of zeroes) as the EDID information to the sound framework if there is no connector attached.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2025-04-02

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2023-52861 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-2023-52861 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1374561a7cbc9a000b77bb0473bb2c19daf18d86
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1669d7b21a664aa531856ce85b01359a376baebc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c80c4f0d2845645f41cbb7c9304c8efbdbd4331
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52861

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2025-04-02

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52861?

CVE-2023-52861 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2023-52861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52861?

CVE-2023-52861 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52861?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52861. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52861 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52861 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 →