Not yet scoredPublished Dec 30, 2025

CVE-2023-54189pstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:30 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pstore/ram: 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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from c617a3b777b92a0e80ceff2dffaae9350d4c3850 before 8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before 38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before 2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before 065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a; from e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8 before d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1; from 5.4.12 before 5.4.251	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1

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