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CVE-2023-52844: media: vidtv: psi: Add check for kstrdup
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: psi: 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.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: from 5.10 before 5.10.201; from 5.11 before 5.15.139; from 5.16 before 6.1.63; from 6.2 before 6.5.12; from 6.6 before 6.6.2 — fixed in 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3387490c89b10aeb4e71d78b65dbc9ba4b2385b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c26aae3723965c291c65dd2ecad6a3240d422b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cfcc8de7d733a1137b86954cc28ce99972311ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76a2c5df6ca8bd8ada45e953b8c72b746f42918d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a51335704a3f90eaf23a6864faefca34b382490a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17269fb9161995303985ab2fe6f16cfb72152f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3387490c89b10aeb4e71d78b65dbc9ba4b2385b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c26aae3723965c291c65dd2ecad6a3240d422b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cfcc8de7d733a1137b86954cc28ce99972311ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76a2c5df6ca8bd8ada45e953b8c72b746f42918d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a51335704a3f90eaf23a6864faefca34b382490a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17269fb9161995303985ab2fe6f16cfb72152f9
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