CVE-2023-53534

low-risk
Published 2025-10-04

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: mtk_drm_crtc: Add checks for devm_kcalloc As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL, the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% 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 (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (5)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf1e3bd7da625ccf9a22c8cb7d65271e6e47f4c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62952905e195f7350bc230cf0960a74ddbceed5d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ea657c7891c2f86a7750395640d9bdf2555926
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d569ae98ee5490585929be69fea68047679b7b2
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b6dff15a38468b8cd33fc7864fa4e02b0933a
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal