PT-2023-9700 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Dragos Bogdan
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Published
2023-10-25
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Updated
2025-02-03
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CVE-2023-52863
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a possible NULL pointer dereference in the
axi fan control irq handler() function, which is dependent on the private axi fan control data structure. This function might be called before the hwmon device is registered, causing an "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" error. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse