media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return
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
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return cx23885_vdev_init() can return a NULL pointer, but that pointer is used in the next line without a check. Add a NULL pointer check and go to the error unwind if it is NULL.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225 +4Red Hat: 2 without a fix
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 | 2.6.25 and later | 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.25 and later Fixed in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.19.321; 4.20 to before 5.4.283; 5.5 to before 5.10.225; 5.11 to before 5.15.166; 5.16 to before 6.1.107; 6.2 to before 6.6.48 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.19.321; 4.20 to before 5.4.283; 5.5 to before 5.10.225; 5.11 to before 5.15.166; 5.16 to before 6.1.107; 6.2 to before 6.6.48 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.321, 5.4.283, 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 6.1.107, 6.6.48, 6.9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52918
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4p9-f43v-6347
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e31b096e2e1949bc8f0be019c9ae70d414404c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199a42fc4c45e8b7f19efeb15dbc36889a599ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7385510e2550a9f8b6f3d5f33c5b894ab9ba976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5f1d30c51c485cec7a7de60205667c3ff86c303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06ee04a907d64ee3910fecedd05d7f1be4b1b70e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1397fb4a779fca560c43d2acf6702d41b4a495b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15126b916e39b0cb67026b0af3c014bfeb1f76b3
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52918 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52918 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4p9-f43v-6347 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52918 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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