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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2025· Updated Oct 1, 2025

trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field'

CVE-2023-53005

Description

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.

Affected products

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Patches

0

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