CVE-2023-52789

tty: vcc: Add check for kstrdup() in vcc_probe()

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:31 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: vcc: Add check for kstrdup() in vcc_probe() Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error, if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 4.14.3314.14 ≤ v < 4.14.3314.14 ≤ v < 4.19.3004.14 ≤ v < 5.10.2024.14 ≤ v < 5.15.1404.14 ≤ v < 5.4.2624.14 ≤ v < 6.1.644.14 ≤ v < 6.5.134.14 ≤ v < 6.6.34.14 ≤ v < 6.74.15 ≤ v < 4.19.3004.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2625.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1405.16 ≤ v < 6.1.645.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2026.2 ≤ v < 6.5.136.6 ≤ v < 6.6.34.145d171050e28f823aeb040f2830da4d3422b54b63

Vendor states this is fixed in 38cd56fc9de78bf3c878790785e8c231116ef9d3 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 460284dfb10b207980c6f3f7046e33446ceb38ac (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4a24a31826246b15477399febd13292b0c9f0ee9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4ef41a7f33ffe1a335e7db7e1564ddc6afad47cc (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6c80f48912b5bd4965352d1a9a989e21743a4a06 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7cebc86481bf16049e266f6774d90f2fd4f8d5d2 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8f8771757b130383732195497e47fba2aba76d3a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 909963e0c16778cec28efb1affc21558825f4200 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d81ffb87aaa75f842cd7aa57091810353755b3e6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.331 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.300 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.202 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.140 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.262 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.64 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.13 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references