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CVE-2023-53005
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
Medium5.5EPSS 0.27%
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- Updated
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 81% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < 31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < 886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < 592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840
- affected 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 – < 8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4
- affected 4.17
- unaffected < 4.17
- unaffected 4.19.272 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.231 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.166 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.91 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.9 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.2 – ≤ *
References (6)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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