CVE-2023-52473

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: core: Fix NULL pointer dereference in zone registration error path If device_register() in thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips() returns an error, the tz variable is set to NULL and subsequently dereferenced in kfree(tz->tzp). Commit adc8749b150c ("thermal/drivers/core: Use put_device() if device_register() fails") added the tz = NULL assignment in question to avoid a possible double-free after dropping the reference to the zone device. However, after commit 4649620d9404 ("thermal: core: Make thermal_zone_device_unregister() return after freeing the zone"), that assignment has become redundant, because dropping the reference to the zone device does not cause the zone object to be freed any more. Drop it to address the NULL pointer dereference.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Apr 2024, 18:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02871710b93058eb1249d5847c0b2d1c2c3c98ae - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02871710b93058eb1249d5847c0b2d1c2c3c98ae - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e6ccfc93c5a1aa1d75a537cf27e418895e20ea - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e6ccfc93c5a1aa1d75a537cf27e418895e20ea - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335176dd8ebaca6493807dceea33c478305667fa - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335176dd8ebaca6493807dceea33c478305667fa - Patch
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-476
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

26 Feb 2024, 16:32

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-26 16:27

Updated : 2024-04-17 18:30


NVD link : CVE-2023-52473

Mitre link : CVE-2023-52473

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-52473


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference