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CVE-2023-52686
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_event_init() kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8422d179cf46889c15ceff9ede48c5bfa4e7f0b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93d7cf4c1ddbcd846739e7ad849f955a4f18031
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ad05e3ae9c84c5a71d7bb2d44dc845ae7990cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0b111ea786ddcc8be0682612830796ece9436c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a523e1da6d88c2034f946adfa4f74b236c95ca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14c55eb461d630b836f80591d8caf1f74e62877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08c2e275fa1874de945b87093f925997722ee42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8649829a1dd25199bbf557b2621cedb4bf9b3050
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2717a33d60745f2f72e521cdaedf79b00f66f8ca, 4.11, 0, 4.19.306, 5.4.268, 5.10.209, 5.15.148, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2024
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.