PT-2023-3458
CVE-2023-3359
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Published
2023-01-27
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Updated
2025-03-07
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the
brcm nvram parse() function in the Linux kernel, specifically in the drivers/nvmem/brcm nvram.c file. It is caused by a lack of check for the return value of kzalloc(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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