CVE-2023-52687 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-52687

crypto: safexcel - Add error handling for dma_map_sg() calls

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: safexcel - Add error handling for dma_map_sg() calls Macro dma_map_sg() may return 0 on error. This patch enables checks in case of the macro failure and ensures unmapping of previously mapped buffers with dma_unmap_sg(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with static analysis tool SVACE.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
49186a7d9e46ff132a0ed9b721ad6b6a58dba6c1, 6.1, 0, 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.