CVE-2023-53472
pwm: lpc32xx: Remove handling of PWM channels
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pwm: lpc32xx: Remove handling of PWM channels Because LPC32xx PWM controllers have only a single output which is registered as the only PWM device/channel per controller, it is known in advance that pwm->hwpwm value is always 0. On basis of this fact simplify the code by removing operations with pwm->hwpwm, there is no controls which require channel number as input. Even though I wasn't aware at the time when I forward ported that patch, this fixes a null pointer dereference as lpc32xx->chip.pwms is NULL before devm_pwmchip_add() is called.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd9b2ee4047ccd980decbf26d61f9637604b1d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a505f5b39d8fff1a55963a5e524c84639e98b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04301da4d87067a989f70ee56942bf9d97cd2a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2d9d884e84bfd37892219b1f55847f36d8e9901
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e22217c11424ef958ba28d03ff7167b4d7a8914
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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