CVE-2023-52918 Information

Description

In the Linux kernel the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return

cx23885_vdev_init() can return a NULL pointer but that pointer is used in the next line without a check.

Add a NULL pointer check and go to the error unwind if it is NULL.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5