CVE-2023-52696
IBM PowerNV NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
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Published Date :
May 17, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 7, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.75 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.268 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.148 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.209 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Nov. 04, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-476 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-52696 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-52696
weaknesses.