Vulnerability identifier: #VU90536

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52802

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the stm32_adc_probe() function in drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80aaff5f7817d50798ac61ed75973f004dd5202
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b028f89c56e964a22d3ddb8eab1a0e7e980841b9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b82e4240533bcd4691e50b64ec86d0d7fbd21b9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a23b384e7e3d64d5587ad10729a34d4f761517e

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.