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CVE-2023-52893 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gsmi: fix null-deref in gsmi_get_variable We can get EFI variables without fetching the attribute, so we must allow for that in gsmi. commit 859748255b43 ("efi: pstore: Omit efivars caching EFI varstore access layer") added a new get_variable call with attr=NULL, which triggers panic in gsmi.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 3.0, < 4.14.304
>= 4.15, < 4.19.271
>= 4.20, < 5.4.230
>= 5.5, < 5.10.165
>= 5.11, < 5.15.90

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-52893
NVD Published Date:
Aug 21, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2023-52893 Details - Not Deferred