SB20250916189 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel acpi acpica driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916189
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53182)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the acpi_ds_init_aml_walk() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05bb0167c80b8f93c6a4e0451b7da9b96db990c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16359bc02c093b0862e31739c07673340a2106a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3048c6b84a51e4ba4a89385ed218d19a670edd47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35465c7a91c6b46e7c14d0c01d0084349a38ce51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7a4aa3958ce0c4938a443d65001debe9a9af9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2d0dcb47b16f84880a59571eab8a004e3236d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710e09fd116e2fa53e319a416ad4e4f8027682b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4a7163b7f1495e3cc58bec7a4100de6612cde9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.30