CVE-2023-53425
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Publication date: 2025-09-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-11

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced. This fixes this smatch warning: drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
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Published
2025-09-18
Last Modified
2025-12-11
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-09-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2023-53425
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 7 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel to 4.14.324 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.293 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.255 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.192 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.128 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.47 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.4.12 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's MediaTek VPU platform driver. Specifically, if the 'pdev' pointer is NULL, the code still dereferences it, which can lead to a crash or unexpected behavior.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can cause the affected system to crash or behave unpredictably due to the NULL pointer dereference, potentially leading to denial of service or system instability.

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