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

of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name()

when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), name
or full_name will be NULL, strcmp() will cause
null pointer dereference.
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Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name() when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), name or full_name will be NULL, strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
Title of: unittest: fix null pointer dereferencing in of_unittest_find_node_by_name()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:08:50.324Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.496Z

Link: CVE-2023-54178

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:05.720

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2023-54178

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54178 - Bugzilla

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