#VU116784 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53625
Published: October 8, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116784
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-2023-53625
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_add_vgpu() 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/44c0e07e3972e3f2609d69ad873d4f342f8a68ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/704f3384f322b40ba24d958473edfb1c9750c8fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af90f8b36d78544433a48a3eda6a5faeafacd0a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5a9bbf962e2c4b1d9addbfaf16d7ffcc2f63bde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffa83fba2a2ce8010eb106c779378cb3013362c7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.19