NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uki-virt-addons package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELUKIVIRTADDONS-8783734
  • published27 Feb 2025
  • disclosed21 May 2024

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2023-52869  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-uki-virt-addons to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uki-virt-addons package and not the kernel-uki-virt-addons package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pstore/platform: Add check for kstrdup

Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Scores

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