clk: mediatek: clk-mt6765: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data
Priority LOW 19CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: clk-mt6765: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data Add the check for the return value of mtk_alloc_clk_data() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63 +3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.8 and later | 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.8 and later Fixed in 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 to before 5.10.201; 5.11 to before 5.15.139; 5.16 to before 6.1.63; 6.2 to before 6.5.12; 6.6 to before 6.6.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 to before 5.10.201; 5.11 to before 5.15.139; 5.16 to before 6.1.63; 6.2 to before 6.5.12; 6.6 to before 6.6.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4xc-qqhc-xfmq
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2617aa8ceaf30e41d3eb7f5fef3445542bef193a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533ca5153ad6c7b7d47ae0114b14d0333964b946
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd1f30d68fa98eb672c0a259297b761656a9025f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10cc81124407d862f0f747db4baa9c006510b480
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5ff3e89b4e7f46ad2aa0de7e08d18e6f87d71bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b82681042724924ae3ba0f2f2eeec217fa31e830
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4xc-qqhc-xfmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52870 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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