CVE-2023-53498

low-risk
Published 2025-10-01

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix potential null dereference The adev->dm.dc pointer can be NULL and dereferenced in amdgpu_dm_fini() without checking. Add a NULL pointer check before calling dc_dmub_srv_destroy(). 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
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281933f36a53fed1c2993a92cf1edfb424595474
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1afffdd94093118b3cc235ef2b4d2520fb4950
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f1783ff4146344342422c1cd94fcb4ce39b6fe
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624a60911b71af08a912ee8a296b271b3e7b34ab
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b75aaebac265e3f29863699d9a929fdfba13d0a4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b749771fed3f99bbe8880eaab32a05ede0e5fa
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal