CVE-2023-54049
Published Dec 24, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rpmsg: glink: Add check for kstrdup Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13928a837e0f014dac0322dd9f8a67c486e7f232
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/174cf8853857c190a3c4f1f1d2d06cfd095fe859
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5197498c902502127a47abda5359dd7f1d41946f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ac2ffd7f80fdd350486f6645dc48456e55a59b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd740db896b3c588dced175af98b95852c1854b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c9ee8296a3760760c7b5d2e305f91412adc795
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae0787e408c30a575760a531ccb69a6b48bbfaf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3734a9558afac91df3c655a6f2376b9d14933b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa7f31669f04084ed5996ed467ba529f4c90467
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-54049? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rpmsg: glink: Add check for kstrdup
Add check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error
if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-54049? +
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