#VU120457 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54053
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120457
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-2023-54053
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 iwl_pci_remove() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.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/0f9a1bcb94016d3a3c455a77b01f6bb06e15f6eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc0d287c1e7dcb39a3b9bb0f8679cd68c2156c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7545f21eee1356ec98581125c4dba9c4c0cc7397
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b655b9a9f8467684cfa8906713d33b71ea8c8f54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd23aa6cc0ded7950b60ce1badb80b84045c6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6f2d16c77f936041b8ac495fceabded4ec6c83c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.244