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Red Hat: CVE-2023-52607: kernel: powerpc/mm: Fix null-pointer dereference in pgtable_cache_add (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-52607: kernel: powerpc/mm: Fix null-pointer dereference in pgtable_cache_add (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
03/06/2024
Created
06/07/2024
Added
06/06/2024
Modified
06/06/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/mm: Fix null-pointer dereference in pgtable_cache_add kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel

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