What is CVE-2023-52753?

CVE-2023-52753 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 4.19.300, 5.4.262, 5.10.202 and others. CVE-2023-52753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52753?

CVE-2023-52753 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52753?

Yes, CVE-2023-52753 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.300, 5.4.262, 5.10.202 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52753 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2023-52753

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Avoid NULL dereference of timing generator [Why & How] Check whether assigned timing generator is NULL or not before accessing its funcs to prevent NULL dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-21

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2023-52753 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.300, 5.4.262, 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.300 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.262 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.202 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.140 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.64 6.1.x ✓ 6.5.13 6.5.x ✓ 6.6.3 6.6.x ✓ 6.7

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09909f515032fa80b921fd3118efe66b185d10fd

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e497f1acd99075b13605b2e7fa0cba721a2cfd9

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8653b1a7a8dc938b566ae8c4f373b36e792c68

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b6a90f4f2433312154cd68452b0ba501fa74db

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a06894666e0b462c9316b26ab615cefdd0d676c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52753

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-21

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52753?

CVE-2023-52753 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 4.19.300, 5.4.262, 5.10.202 and others. CVE-2023-52753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52753?

CVE-2023-52753 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52753?

Yes. CVE-2023-52753 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.300, 5.4.262, 5.10.202 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52753 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.