Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-52918

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: pci: cx23885: check cx23885_vdev_init() return

cx23885_vdev_init() can return a NULL pointer, but that pointer is used in the next line without a check.

Add a NULL pointer check and go to the error unwind if it is NULL.

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Affected products

106

osv-coords103 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_62&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6
>= 2.6.25, < 4.19.321+ 102 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.25, < 4.19.321
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.234.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.79.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.75.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1
Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy3 versions
(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.19.321
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.25

cvss	0.358
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

CVE-2023-52918

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