PT-2024-8472 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2023-12-13 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2023-52690

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base 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 memory leak in the powerpc/powernv component of the Linux kernel. The function scom debug init one() is vulnerable due to the lack of a null pointer check for the kasprintf() function, which can return a null pointer upon failure. This can lead to a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2024-10032

CVE-2023-52690

DLA-3841-1

INFSA-2024_9315

OESA-2024-1648

OESA-2024-1649

OESA-2024-1650

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2189-1

RHSA-2024:9315

RHSA-2024_9315

SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1

USN-6818-1

USN-6818-2

USN-6818-3

USN-6818-4

USN-6819-1

USN-6819-2

USN-6819-3

USN-6819-4

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 3655

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52690.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26740 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52626 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52589 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52655 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52609 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52598 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52607 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6819-4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26636 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52450 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-10032 · Security Note