CVE-2023-54010
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Null Pointer Dereference in Linux ACPICA Due to Allocation Failure
Publication date: 2025-12-24
Last updated on: 2025-12-24
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPICA: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED in acpi_db_display_objects
ACPICA commit 0d5f467d6a0ba852ea3aad68663cbcbd43300fd4
ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED may fails, object_info might be null and will cause
null pointer dereference later.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash or become unstable due to a null pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service or system instability.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's ACPICA component where the function ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED may fail and return a null pointer. If this null return is not checked, it can lead to a null pointer dereference when the code later tries to use the object_info pointer, potentially causing a crash or instability.
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