CVE-2023-53542 — Type Confusion in Linux

CWE-843 — Type Confusion5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 4

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: dts: exynos: Use Exynos5420 compatible for the MIPI video phy For some reason, the driver adding support for Exynos5420 MIPI phy back in 2016 wasn't used on Exynos5420, which caused a kernel panic. Add the proper compatible for it.

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_kernel4.2 — 4.14.308+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.178-1+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxd1ed0d21695f632f8ec7bf8588abcf6a8da2b105 — c075aa3467a799855a92289a3c619afc0a2ad193+8
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2023-53542: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: dts: exynos: Use Exynos5420 compatible for the MIPI video phy For some reason↗2025-10-04
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GHSA
GHSA-j5p4-q37g-962r: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: dts: exynos: Use Exynos5420 compatible for the MIPI video phy For some reas↗2025-10-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
kernel: ARM: dts: exynos: Use Exynos5420 compatible for the MIPI video phy↗2025-10-04
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Debian
CVE-2023-53542: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: dts: e...↗2023
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