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CVE-2023-52696
powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_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/9da4a56dd3772570512ca58aa8832b052ae910dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67a04ad05acb56640798625e73fa54d6d41cce1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b58d16037217d0c64a2a09b655f370403ec7219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f152a6bfd187f67afeffc9fd68cbe46f51439be0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f95c5e9220f77ce7c540686b056c2b49e9a664
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ecc35d01a76b4235e008d2dd292895b28ecab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e123015c0ba859cf48aa7f89c5016cc6e98e018d
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
b9ef7b4b867f56114bedbe6bf104cfaba0ca818e, 4.20, 0, 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.