CVE-2023-54189
pstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore/ram: 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the patch to the Linux kernel.
- Check return values of kstrdup().
- Handle errors from kstrdup() properly.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore/ram: 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d