Updated: 2026-02-27 01:02:51.267996
Description:
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-11-21 04:12:04 | This bug exists only in the NXP i.MX–specific clock driver (drivers/clk/imx) and is compiled/used ... | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:42 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-09-19 05:07:34 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:42 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:42 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:42 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | kernel | 2.6.32 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:42 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:44 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | linux | 4.4.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2022-12-19 07:34:44 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Ubuntu 18.04 ELS | linux | 4.15.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-03-02 04:03:54 | Ignored due to low severity |