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CVE-2023-53289· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.2 and later · before 4.14.315
  • linux linux kernel4.15 and later · before 4.19.283
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.243
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.180
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.111
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.28
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.2.15
  • linux linux kernel6.3 and later · before 6.3.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.2affected
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before fc1aeafdf6fb0a136c2257000f0d478ee62953feaffected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before 2bfbe3ad371ac5349302833198df14e442622cbcaffected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before c6a315f0b14074ac89723f55b749a557dda0ae2baffected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before 4362444dca02ab44ac844feda3cf6238ef953673affected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before 519b0849401194745ea40f9e07513b870afc1b42affected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before c2e55481731b0e8c96f30f661e430aa884fbd354affected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before eef95a2745cb91559bb03aa111c228fe38deaf64affected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before 0d09ce05724cfb3f5c5136893bec95305c641875affected · git
    • 28ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a and later · before 2371adeab717d8fe32144a84f3491a03c5838cfbaffected · git

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.37-16.1.37-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.3.7-16.3.7-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0d09ce05724cfb3f5c5136893bec95305c641875Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2371adeab717d8fe32144a84f3491a03c5838cfbVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2bfbe3ad371ac5349302833198df14e442622cbcVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4362444dca02ab44ac844feda3cf6238ef953673Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux519b0849401194745ea40f9e07513b870afc1b42Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc2e55481731b0e8c96f30f661e430aa884fbd354Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc6a315f0b14074ac89723f55b749a557dda0ae2bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxeef95a2745cb91559bb03aa111c228fe38deaf64Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfc1aeafdf6fb0a136c2257000f0d478ee62953feVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.37-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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