CVE-2023-52693

low-risk
Published 2024-05-17

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: check for error while searching for backlight device parent If acpi_get_parent() called in acpi_video_dev_register_backlight() fails, for example, because acpi_ut_acquire_mutex() fails inside acpi_get_parent), this can lead to incorrect (uninitialized) acpi_parent handle being passed to acpi_get_pci_dev() for detecting the parent pci device. Check acpi_get_parent() result and set parent device only in case of success. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Debian Linux

References (18)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3a2b9b4039bb4d136dca59fb31e06465e056f3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2124c5bc22948fc4d09a23db4a8acdccc7d21e95
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39af144b6d01d9b40f52e5d773e653957e6c379c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a370502a5681986f9828e43be75ce26c6ab24af
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/556f02699d33c1f40b1b31bd25828ce08fa165d8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72884ce4e10417b1233b614bf134da852df0f15f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e1a0ef0b4782854c9b77a333ca912b392bed2f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd45faf4973746c4f30ea41eec864e5cf191099
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3a2b9b4039bb4d136dca59fb31e06465e056f3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2124c5bc22948fc4d09a23db4a8acdccc7d21e95
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39af144b6d01d9b40f52e5d773e653957e6c379c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a370502a5681986f9828e43be75ce26c6ab24af
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/556f02699d33c1f40b1b31bd25828ce08fa165d8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72884ce4e10417b1233b614bf134da852df0f15f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e1a0ef0b4782854c9b77a333ca912b392bed2f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd45faf4973746c4f30ea41eec864e5cf191099
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low