CVE-2023-53425
published 2025-09-18CVE-2023-53425: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced.
This fixes this smatch warning:
drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1 | 099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1 |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389 | 1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389 |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < c1c5826223ae05a48d21f6708c6f34ee9006238c | c1c5826223ae05a48d21f6708c6f34ee9006238c |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0 | 2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0 |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 776b34615a29551d69d82a0082e7319d5ea284bd | 776b34615a29551d69d82a0082e7319d5ea284bd |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < b7bd48f0be84e24d21aa3a8f59a8a9cb8633a1c4 | b7bd48f0be84e24d21aa3a8f59a8a9cb8633a1c4 |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398 | 4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398 |
| linux | linux | >= 3003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c < 3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27 | 3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27 |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 4.14.324 | 4.14.324 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.197-1 | 5.10.197-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.52-1 | 6.1.52-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.13-1 | 6.4.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.13-1 | 6.4.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.293 | 4.19.293 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.255 | 5.4.255 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.128 | 5.15.128 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.1.47 | 6.1.47 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.192 | 5.10.192 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.4.12 | 6.4.12 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
vendor_redhat·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53425 [MEDIUM] kernel: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
kernel: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced.
This fixes this smatch warning:
drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - N
Debian
CVE-2023-53425: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: plat...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53425 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53425: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: plat...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced. This fixes this smatch warning: drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.52-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.197-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mgh8-mjvw-m7j5: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
If pdev is NULL, then i
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-18
CVE-2023-53425 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-mgh8-mjvw-m7j5: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
If pdev is NULL, then i
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference
If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced.
This fixes this smatch warning:
drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
OSV
CVE-2023-53425: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it
osv·2025-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53425 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53425: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced. This fixes this smatch warning: drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/776b34615a29551d69d82a0082e7319d5ea284bdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd48f0be84e24d21aa3a8f59a8a9cb8633a1c4https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1c5826223ae05a48d21f6708c6f34ee9006238c
2025-09-18
Published