CVE-2023-53534

MEDIUM EPSS 3.9%
Published Oct 4, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 4, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: mtk_drm_crtc: Add checks for devm_kcalloc As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL, the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.173
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.99
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.3

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf1e3bd7da625ccf9a22c8cb7d65271e6e47f4c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62952905e195f7350bc230cf0960a74ddbceed5d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ea657c7891c2f86a7750395640d9bdf2555926
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d569ae98ee5490585929be69fea68047679b7b2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b6dff15a38468b8cd33fc7864fa4e02b0933a
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf1e3bd7da625ccf9a22c8cb7d65271e6e47f4c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62952905e195f7350bc230cf0960a74ddbceed5d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ea657c7891c2f86a7750395640d9bdf2555926
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d569ae98ee5490585929be69fea68047679b7b2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b6dff15a38468b8cd33fc7864fa4e02b0933a
    Patch