CVE-2023-53678

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Fix system suspend without fbdev being initialized If fbdev is not initialized for some reason - in practice on platforms without display - suspending fbdev should be skipped during system suspend, fix this up. While at it add an assert that suspending fbdev only happens with the display present. This fixes the following: [ 91.227923] PM: suspend entry (s2idle) [ 91.254598] Filesystems sync: 0.025 seconds [ 91.270518] Freezing user space processes [ 91.272266] Freezing user space processes completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds) [ 91.272686] OOM killer disabled. [ 91.272872] Freezing remaining freezable tasks [ 91.274295] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds) [ 91.659622] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000001c8 [ 91.659981] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode [ 91.660252] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page [ 91.660511] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 91.660647] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 91.660875] CPU: 4 PID: 917 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.2.0-rc7+ #54 [ 91.661185] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20221117gitfff6d81270b5-9.fc37 unknown [ 91.661680] RIP: 0010:mutex_lock+0x19/0x30 [ 91.661914] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 48 89 fb e8 62 d3 ff ff 31 c0 65 48 8b 14 25 00 15 03 00 <f0> 48 0f b1 13 75 06 5b c3 cc cc cc cc 48 89 df 5b eb b4 0f 1f 40 [ 91.662840] RSP: 0018:ffffa1e8011ffc08 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 91.663087] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000000001c8 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 91.663440] RDX: ffff8be455eb0000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 00000000000001c8 [ 91.663802] RBP: ffff8be459440000 R08: ffff8be459441f08 R09: ffffffff8e1432c0 [ 91.664167] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000001 [ 91.664532] R13: 00000000000001c8 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff8be442f4fb20 [ 91.664905] FS: 00007f28ffc16740(0000) GS:ffff8be4bb900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 91.665334] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 91.665626] CR2: 00000000000001c8 CR3: 0000000114926006 CR4: 0000000000770ee0 [ 91.665988] PKRU: 55555554 [ 91.666131] Call Trace: [ 91.666265] <TASK> [ 91.666381] intel_fbdev_set_suspend+0x97/0x1b0 [i915] [ 91.666738] i915_drm_suspend+0xb9/0x100 [i915] [ 91.667029] pci_pm_suspend+0x78/0x170 [ 91.667234] ? __pfx_pci_pm_suspend+0x10/0x10 [ 91.667461] dpm_run_callback+0x47/0x150 [ 91.667673] __device_suspend+0x10a/0x4e0 [ 91.667880] dpm_suspend+0x134/0x270 [ 91.668069] dpm_suspend_start+0x79/0x80 [ 91.668272] suspend_devices_and_enter+0x11b/0x890 [ 91.668526] pm_suspend.cold+0x270/0x2fc [ 91.668737] state_store+0x46/0x90 [ 91.668916] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11b/0x200 [ 91.669153] vfs_write+0x1e1/0x3a0 [ 91.669336] ksys_write+0x53/0xd0 [ 91.669510] do_syscall_64+0x58/0xc0 [ 91.669699] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18e/0x1c0 [ 91.669980] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18e/0x1c0 [ 91.670278] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x17/0x40 [ 91.670524] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0xc0 [ 91.670717] ? __irq_exit_rcu+0x3d/0x140 [ 91.670931] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [ 91.671202] RIP: 0033:0x7f28ffd14284 v2: CC stable. (Jani) References: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/8015 (cherry picked from commit 9542d708409a41449e99c9a464deb5e062c4bee2)

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-10-07
Last modified 2026-02-26
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-2023-53678 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 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.18, 6.2.5, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.1
Fixed in
✓ 6.1.18 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.5 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53678 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2023-53678?

    CVE-2023-53678 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 6.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.18, 6.2.5 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53678?

    CVE-2023-53678 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-2023-53678?

    Yes — CVE-2023-53678 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.18, 6.2.5 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2023-53678 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2023-53678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →

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