CVE-2023-54178
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name() when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), name or full_name will be NULL, strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
4.14
and later are affected. Fixed in
4.14.326,
4.19.295,
5.4.257,
5.10.195,
5.15.132,
6.1.53,
6.4.16,
6.5.3,
6.6
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54178 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b7d715511915a1b39f5fdcbe57a7922dfd66513
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd8ee9de71ad8447f8459fb01dade7f6c7132da
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43cc228099c514467b8074d7ede6673cef9f33b9
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-54178?
CVE-2023-54178 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and has been patched in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. CVE-2023-54178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54178?
Yes — CVE-2023-54178 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-54178 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-54178 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.