NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53561
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116538
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53561
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_imem_ops.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53561
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 6.1.30