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CVE-2023-52869: pstore/platform: Add check for kstrdup
- 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: pstore/platform: 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 5.8 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/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c426da79f9fc7b761021b5eb44185ba119cd44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379b120e4f27fd1cf636a5f85570c4d240a3f688
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f637309baadf81a095f2653e3b807d4b5814b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19d48f7c5d57c0f0405a7d4334d1d38fe9d3c1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5cb6deb41417ef41b9d6ff54f789212108606f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb166bdae1a7d7db30e9be7e6ccaba606debc05f
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