CVE-2023-52696

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

powerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init()

kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 17, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2023-52696: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix