SB20241022369 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel nfc nci
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022369
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-2023-52919)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the send_acknowledge() function in net/nfc/nci/spi.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/2b2edf089df3a69f0072c6e71563394c5a94e62e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5622592f8f74ae3e594379af02e64ea84772d0dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76050b0cc5a72e0c7493287b7e18e1cb9e3c4612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95fa5b20fe03609e0894656fa43c18045b5097e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffdc881f68073ff86bf21afb9bb954812e8278be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7dbdbe3800a908eecd4975c31be47dd45e2104a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb6cacc439ddd2cd51227ab193f4f91cfc7f014f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7937609cd387246aed994e81aa4fa951358fba41
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.328
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.297
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.199
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.137
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.259
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.60
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6