clk: mediatek: clk-mt7629-eth: Add check for mtk_alloc_clk_data
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: clk-mt7629-eth: 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 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139 +4
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 | 5.0 and later | 5.4.261, 5.10.201, 5.15.139, 6.1.63, 6.5.12, 6.6.2, 6.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.0 and later Fixed in 5.4.261, 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 to before 5.4.261; 5.5 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 5.0 to before 5.4.261; 5.5 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 5.4.261, 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-2023-52876
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97cf-h8mh-89rg
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa68e0ac5dcde43577adadf6f0f26f3b365ad68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e9544a0c4faca616b3f9f4034dcd83a14e7f22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4070ada5d5155c8d4d17ea64bd246949889f25b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a540ca0aeae83c2f3964bcb4e383f64ce2ec1783
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20cfe007a46f8c165d42a05c50a8d3d893e6592
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1639072f6260babd017556e9f236ca2ad589d1e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0884393c63cc9a1772f7121a6645ba7bd76feeb9
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52876 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52876 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97cf-h8mh-89rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52876 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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