{"id":"CVE-2023-54189","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"pstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup\n\nAdd check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error\nif it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.","publishedAt":"2025-12-30T12:08:57.915Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T15:34:00.398Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"c617a3b777b92a0e80ceff2dffaae9350d4c3850","status":"affected","lessThan":"8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5.4.12","status":"affected","lessThan":"5.4.251","versionType":"semver"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/pstore/ram_core.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.5","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.251","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.188","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.121","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.39","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3.13","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/pstore/ram_core.c"]}],"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"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:42.242Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54189.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-54189","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-30T12:08:57.915Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-23T15:34:00.398Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-30T12:06:44.498Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"pstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npstore/ram: Add check for kstrdup\n\nAdd check for the return value of kstrdup() and return the error\nif it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"c617a3b777b92a0e80ceff2dffaae9350d4c3850","status":"affected","lessThan":"8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e163fdb3f7f8c62dccf194f3f37a7bcb3c333aa8","status":"affected","lessThan":"d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5.4.12","status":"affected","lessThan":"5.4.251","versionType":"semver"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/pstore/ram_core.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.5","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.251","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.188","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.121","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.39","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3.13","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.4.4","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.5","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/pstore/ram_core.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8430a8e8e85420d4cb51dcb08b0278ab194ea82f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14cb307267ba7a1715403e071bdc4deda77eef5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a9d7dac3ad25323145b4aaea3b5f434f50011d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57ba91a46d3fc52bfdac9cca5cf5572ec7afd6d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a764a2facd9dd88a69777200f65dfd0182765dc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065c81ae5817b245bb9feb6d54e027702740b49a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97038d5ec2062733c1e016caf9baaf68cf64ea1"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-23T15:34:00.398Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.4.12","versionEndExcluding":"5.4.251"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.188"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.121"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.39"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.3.13"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.4.4"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.5","versionEndExcluding":"6.5"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}