NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-qemu-melange package, versions <6.18.16-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXQEMUMELANGE-15338409
  • published24 Feb 2026
  • disclosed21 Aug 2024

Introduced: 21 Aug 2024

CVE-2023-52904  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linux-qemu-melange to version 6.18.16-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-melange package and not the linux-qemu-melange package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ALSA: usb-audio: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in snd_usb_pcm_has_fixed_rate()

The subs function argument may be NULL, so do not use it before the NULL check.

CVSS Base Scores

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