What is CVE-2023-52641?

CVE-2023-52641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-52641?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2023-52641

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add NULL ptr dereference checking at the end of attr_allocate_frame() It is preferable to exit through the out: label because internal debugging functions are located there.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52641?: CVE-2023-52641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-52641?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.