{"cve":"CVE-2023-52690","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-17T15:15:20.020","modified":"2026-06-17T06:43:21.077","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/powernv: Add a null pointer check to scom_debug_init_one()\n\nkasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory\nwhich can be NULL upon failure.\nAdd a null pointer check, and release 'ent' to avoid memory leaks.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eefa93faf69188540b08b024794fa90b1d82e8b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a82c4439b903639e0a1f21990cd399fb0a49c19","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a260f2dd827bbc82cc60eb4f4d8c22707d80742","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c05cbb6644a2103c75b6906e9dafb9981ebd13","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8422ff271c22058560832fc3006324ded895a9"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:50:30.954589733+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-52690","score":0.00228,"percentile":0.13594,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}