CVE-2023-53483

ACPI: processor: Check for null return of devm_kzalloc() in fch_misc_setup()

published October 1, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

ACPI: processor: Check for null return of devm_kzalloc() in fch_misc_setup()

devm_kzalloc() may fail, clk_data->name might be NULL and will

cause a NULL pointer dereference later.

[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00157 · 4.5th percentile
Published
2025-10-01T11:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 11:42Z
    ACPI: processor: Check for null return of devm_kzalloc() in fch_misc_setup()
    cvelistv5