The vulnerability of the wmi_char_open() function in Linux operating system kernels, which allows a hacker to cause a service failure

The vulnerability of the wmicharopen function in Linux operating system kernels is related to the lack of binding of the driver to the device due to a pointer assignment error. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to trigger a service failure...

CVE-2023-52864

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device Since commit fa1f68db6ca7 "drivers: misc: pass miscdevice pointer via file private data", the miscdevice stores a pointer to itself inside filp-privatedata, which means that privateda...