#VU120455 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54059
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120455
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54059
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the svs_probe() function in drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-svs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66ea96629bbccf1b483be506f3daff754069cdd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b99ebd30d65ee5ab8e8dd1d378550911eff5e4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74952aba6c3f47e7f2c5165abaeefa44c377140
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3