SB20240531342 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel clk mediatek driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531342
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52858)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mtk_topckgen_init(), mtk_infrasys_init() and mtk_pericfg_init() functions in drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mt7629.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ae4b49dd9cfde69d8de8c0c0cd7cf1b004482e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f861b63945e076f9f003a5fad958174096df1ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e964d21dc034b650d719c4ea39564bec72b42f94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a836efc21ef04608333d6d05753e558ebd1f85d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d89430fc3158f872d492f1b88d07262f48290c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fbea47eebff5daeca7d918c99289bcd3ae4dc8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2befa515c1bb6cdd33c262b909d93d1973a219aa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.201
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.139
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.261
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7