{"id":"CVE-2023-52675","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group()\n\nkasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory\nwhich can be NULL upon failure.","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group()\n\nkasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory\nwhich can be NULL upon failure.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.14, < 4.19.306","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.268","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.209","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.148","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.75","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.14","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.2"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.7.2"],"published":"2024-05-17","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:17:15.600","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52675","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024352f7928b28f53609660663329d8c0f4ad032","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a233867a39078ebb0f575e2948593bbff5826b3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e80aa25d186a7aa212df5acd8c75f55ac8dae34","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a669f3511d273c8c1ab1c1d268fbcdf53fc7a05","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fc599bcdcb1de093c9ced2e3cccc832f3787f3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2da3f9b1a1019c887ee1d164475a8fcdb0a3fec","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d828e12b326ea50fb80c369d7aa87519ed14c6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f105c263009839d80fad6998324a4e1b3511cba0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024352f7928b28f53609660663329d8c0f4ad032","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a233867a39078ebb0f575e2948593bbff5826b3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e80aa25d186a7aa212df5acd8c75f55ac8dae34","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a669f3511d273c8c1ab1c1d268fbcdf53fc7a05","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fc599bcdcb1de093c9ced2e3cccc832f3787f3","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2da3f9b1a1019c887ee1d164475a8fcdb0a3fec","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d828e12b326ea50fb80c369d7aa87519ed14c6","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f105c263009839d80fad6998324a4e1b3511cba0","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00279,"epssPercentile":0.20199,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.682Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-06-17T17:39:04.688861Z"},"slug":"CVE-2023-52675","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/imc-pmu: Add a null pointer check in update_events_in_group()\n\nkasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory\nwhich can be NULL upon failure.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.14, < 4.19.306`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.268`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.209`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.148`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.75`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.14`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.7.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}