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CVE-2023-53005

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Published: Mar 27, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
From 4.17 to 4.19.272
From 4.20 to 5.4.231
From 5.11 to 5.15.91
From 5.16 to 6.1.9
From 5.5 to 5.10.166
Version 6.2 rc1
Version 6.2 rc2
Version 6.2 rc3
Version 6.2 rc4
Version 6.2 rc5

References (6)

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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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