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CVE-2023-52841 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: mux: Add check and kfree for kstrdup Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Moreover, use kfree() in the later error handling in order to avoid memory leak.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd6eb12642e0c32692924ff359c07de4b781d78 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64863ba8e6b7651d994c6e6d506cc8aa2ac45edb kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/980be4c3b0d51c0f873fd750117774561c66cf68 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a254ee1ddc592ae1efcce96b8c014e1bd2d5a2b4 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae7598aff291d4d140be1355aa20930af948785 kernel.orgPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 5.10, < 5.10.201
>= 5.11, < 5.15.139
>= 5.16, < 6.1.63
>= 6.2, < 6.5.12
>= 6.6, < 6.6.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-52841
NVD Published Date:
May 21, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org