What is CVE-2023-52869?

CVE-2023-52869 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-2023-52869 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52869?

CVE-2023-52869 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-2023-52869?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52869. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-52869 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52869 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-2023-52869

Medium

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

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2025-04-02

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-2023-52869 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-2023-52869 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/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52869

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2023-52869?

CVE-2023-52869 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-2023-52869 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52869?

CVE-2023-52869 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-2023-52869?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52869. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-52869 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-52869 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 →