CVE-2023-53534

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm

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.

References (5)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf1e3bd7da625ccf9a22c8cb7d65271e6e47f4c

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62952905e195f7350bc230cf0960a74ddbceed5d

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ea657c7891c2f86a7750395640d9bdf2555926

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d569ae98ee5490585929be69fea68047679b7b2

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b6dff15a38468b8cd33fc7864fa4e02b0933a

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 1.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.10.173

Timeline

Published Oct 04, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026