CVE-2023-53356NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in gserial_suspend Consider a case where gserial_disconnect has already cleared gser->ioport. And if gserial_suspend gets called afterwards, it will lead to accessing of gser->ioport and thus causing null pointer dereference. Avoid this by adding a null pointer check. Added a static spinlock to prevent gser->ioport from becoming null after the newly added null pointer check.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.85.10.188+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.191-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linuxaba3a8d01d623a5efef48ab8e78752d58d4c90c32788a3553f7497075653210b42e2aeb6ba95e28e+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fvf2-2vh9-p4j4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in gserial_suspend Consider a case2025-09-17
OSV
CVE-2023-53356: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in gserial_suspend Consider a case w2025-09-17

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in gserial_suspend2025-09-17
Debian
CVE-2023-53356: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget...2023
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