CVE-2023-52917
Published: October 23, 2024Last modified: June 18, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntb: intel: Fix the NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir() The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers. It never returns NULL. So use IS_ERR() to check it.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.114-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e5bed6c1883b19f9fcbdff996aa3381954d5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20cbc281033ef5324f67f2d54bc539968f937255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b2fbba4e44630a59b09d32627b63c4ffdf70f78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cbd6d7fb9ba2be03978809c848e2e50eaeead2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a429158f2e0a7a03eb67fd5e204e1f6735c725aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b66bf833e72a1e23d7ccafc0f8f74e80f8c357b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babba8595d1e5d57313a6187f3e51aceacc6881a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e229897d373a87ee09ec5cc4ecd4bb2f895fc16b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7e34237e2612b116a84c9640628a6f7a0d693e