#VU108455 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53098
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108455
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-2023-53098
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 gpio_ir_recv_probe() and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() functions in drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e81f191bc00cb6faabf468960e96ebf0404a6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ece4d2f7eac1cb51dc0e9859e09bfdb00faa28e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30040818b338b8ebc956ce0ebd198f8d593586a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513572bb89e8075f5d2a2bb4c89f1152e44da9d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c140d88a69eb43de2a030f1d7ff7b16bff3b1a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175