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CVE-2023-52450 (GCVE-0-2023-52450)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-22 16:21 – Updated: 2026-05-11 19:27
VLAI
Title
perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix NULL pointer dereference issue in upi_fill_topology()
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix NULL pointer dereference issue in upi_fill_topology() Get logical socket id instead of physical id in discover_upi_topology() to avoid out-of-bound access on 'upi = &type->topology[nid][idx];' line that leads to NULL pointer dereference in upi_fill_topology()
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 16:02 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: f680b6e6062ef3c944ffc966d685f067958fca33 , < bf1bf09e6b599758851457f3999779622a48d015 (git)
Affected: f680b6e6062ef3c944ffc966d685f067958fca33 , < 3d6f4a78b104c65e4256c3776c9949f49a1b459e (git)
Affected: f680b6e6062ef3c944ffc966d685f067958fca33 , < 1692cf434ba13ee212495b5af795b6a07e986ce4 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.2
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.2 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.14 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.7.2 , ≤ 6.7.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.8 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d6f4a78b104c65e4256c3776c9949f49a1b459e"
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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