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CVE-2023-54315

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CVE-2023-54315

Published: Dec 30, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/powernv/sriov: perform null check on iov before dereferencing iov Currently pointer iov is being dereferenced before the null check of iov which can lead to null pointer dereference errors. Fix this by moving the iov null check before the dereferencing. Detected using cppcheck static analysis: linux/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-sriov.c:597:12: warning: Either the condition '!iov' is redundant or there is possible null pointer dereference: iov. [nullPointerRedundantCheck] num_vfs = iov->num_vfs; ^

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
052da31d45fc71238ea8bed7e9a84648a1ee0bf3 - < 07c19c0ad4b07f4b598da369714de028f6a6a323
affected
052da31d45fc71238ea8bed7e9a84648a1ee0bf3 - < d3a0d96c16e5f8d55e2c70163abda3c7c8328106
affected
052da31d45fc71238ea8bed7e9a84648a1ee0bf3 - < d9a1aaea856002cb58dfb7c8d8770400fa1a0299
affected
052da31d45fc71238ea8bed7e9a84648a1ee0bf3 - < 6314465b88072a6b6f3b3c12a7898abe09095f95
affected
052da31d45fc71238ea8bed7e9a84648a1ee0bf3 - < 72990144e17e5e2cb378f1d9b10530b85b9bc382

+1 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
5.9
unaffected
0 - < 5.9
unaffected
5.10.188 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.121 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.39 - <= 6.1.*

+3 more versions

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