CVE-2023-52917

kernel: ntb: intel: Fix the NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

[REJECTED CVE] In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntb: intel: Fix the NULL vs IS_ERR() bug for debugfs_create_dir()

The debugfs_create_dir() function returns error pointers. It never returns NULL. So use IS_ERR() to check it.

Statement

This CVE has been rejected upstream: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025030358-REJECTED-a546@gregkh/

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-253 · Incorrect Check of Function Return Value