of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name() when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), name or full_name will be NULL, strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00232 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 +6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14 and later | 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14 and later Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 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-2023-54178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxwm-5fjr-9g52
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c364fa869b33ca42a263bf91c22fce7e6c61d479
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b7d715511915a1b39f5fdcbe57a7922dfd66513
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dadf0d0dfcc81cdcb27ba5426676d13a9e4fb925
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41c65f8d05be734898cbe72af59a401b97d298a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5bc6f5aa099e3e84d037282836234ad77cba88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43cc228099c514467b8074d7ede6673cef9f33b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c74ae8124f9687062dd99858f34c9d027ddd73da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd8ee9de71ad8447f8459fb01dade7f6c7132da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6ce4f0ea19c32f10867ed93d8386924326ab474
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxwm-5fjr-9g52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54178 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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