#VU90424 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52875
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90424
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52875
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mtk_topckgen_init(), mtk_infrasys_init_early(), mtk_infrasys_init() and mtk_pericfg_init() functions in drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mt2701.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fccee2af400edaed9cf349d506c5971d4762739
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1953e62366da5460dc712e045f94fb0d8918999d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1461f0c9ca0827c03730fe9652ebbf6316a2a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001e5def774fa1a8f2b29567c0b0cd3e3a859a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1175cf4bd2b4c5f7c43f677ea1ce9ad2c18d055
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a18dd653284550900b02107c3c7b3ac5e0eb802
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e61934720af4a58ffd43a63ffdd6f3a0bd7d7b47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bf9c204aef4cc55ce46a7ff2d4dc7e5f86551a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d6e24b422a2166a9297a8286ff2e6ab9a5e8cd3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.330
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.299
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.201
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.139
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.261
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7