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CVE-2023-52865: clk: mediatek: clk-mt6797: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% 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: clk: mediatek: clk-mt6797: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data Add the check for the return value of mtk_alloc_clk_data() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: from 4.12 before 4.14.330; from 4.15 before 4.19.299; from 4.20 before 5.4.261; from 5.5 before 5.10.201; from 5.11 before 5.15.139; from 5.16 before 6.1.63 — fixed in 4.14.330, 4.19.299, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 5.4.261, 6.1.63
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.330, 4.19.299, 5.10.201, 5.15.139. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122ac6496e4975ddd7ec1edba4f6fc1e15e39478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2705c5b97f504e831ae1935c05f0e44f80dfa6b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357df1c2f6ace96defd557fad709ed1f9f70e16c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aefc6fcfbada57fac27f470602d5565e5b76cb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c79cbfb8e9e2311be77182893fda5ea4068c836
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/606f6366a35a3329545e38129804d65ef26ed7d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b16286110728674dcf81137be0687c5055e7bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be3f12f16038a558f08fa93cc32fa715746a5235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26feedbc561f2a3cee1a4f717e61bdbdfb4fa92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122ac6496e4975ddd7ec1edba4f6fc1e15e39478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2705c5b97f504e831ae1935c05f0e44f80dfa6b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357df1c2f6ace96defd557fad709ed1f9f70e16c
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