What is CVE-2023-53425?

CVE-2023-53425 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 4.8 onward and patched in 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255 and others. CVE-2023-53425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53425?

CVE-2023-53425 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-2023-53425?

Yes, CVE-2023-53425 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53425 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53425 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-2023-53425

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced. This fixes this smatch warning: drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-18

Last modified 2026-01-14

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-2023-53425 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 4.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255, 5.10.192, 5.15.128, 6.1.47, 6.4.12, 6.5 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.8

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.324 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.293 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.255 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.192 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.128 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.47 6.1.x ✓ 6.4.12 6.4.x ✓ 6.5

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53425

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-18

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53425?

CVE-2023-53425 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 4.8 onward and has been patched in 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255 and others. CVE-2023-53425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53425?

CVE-2023-53425 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-2023-53425?

Yes. CVE-2023-53425 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.324, 4.19.293, 5.4.255 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53425 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-53425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.