SB2025050438 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel media rc driver
Published: May 4, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050438
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53098)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the gpio_ir_recv_probe() and MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() functions in drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e81f191bc00cb6faabf468960e96ebf0404a6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ece4d2f7eac1cb51dc0e9859e09bfdb00faa28e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30040818b338b8ebc956ce0ebd198f8d593586a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513572bb89e8075f5d2a2bb4c89f1152e44da9d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c140d88a69eb43de2a030f1d7ff7b16bff3b1a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.175