CVE-2023-53289
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-16
Last updated on: 2025-12-03
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue
Add the check for the return value of the create_workqueue
in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.2 (inc) to 4.14.315 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.283 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.243 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.180 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.111 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.28 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.2.15 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.3 (inc) to 6.3.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's media bdisp component is due to a missing check for the return value of the create_workqueue function. Without this check, a NULL pointer dereference can occur, which means the system might try to use a null pointer leading to potential crashes or instability.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability could be system crashes or instability due to NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's media bdisp component. This could affect the reliability of systems using this kernel component.
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