#VU120447 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54098
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120447
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54098
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the intel_gvt_debugfs_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae9a61511736cc71a99f01e8b7b90f6fb6128ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b85c8536fda3d1ed07c6d87a661ffe18d6eb214b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7c7b2c89d2feb347b6f9bffc1c75987adb1048
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4b850d1f448a901fbf4f7f36dec38c84009b489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe340500baf84b6531c9fc508b167525b9bf6446
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.5