CVE-2023-53005
trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840 30350d65ac5676c6d08d4fc935bc9a9cb0fd4ed3 < 8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4
Linux / Linux
4.17
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4