CVE-2023-53005

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace_events_hist: add check for return value of 'create_hist_field' Function 'create_hist_field' is called recursively at trace_events_hist.c:1954 and can return NULL-value that's why we have to check it to avoid null pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-53005 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2023-53005.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31b2414abeaa6de0490e85164badc6dcb1bb8ec9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592ba7116fa620425725ff0972691f352ba3caf6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/886aa449235f478e262bbd5dcdee6ed6bc202949
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b152e9150d07a885f95e1fd401fc81af202d9a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e7e81b4fdfcf457daee6b7a61769f62198d840
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2d1ada58e7cc100b8d7d6b082d19321ba4a700a
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025032713-CVE-2023-53005-9bf0@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53005
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53005