CVE-2023-53289

media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: September 16, 2025 at 08:11 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:44 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2834.2 ≤ v < 4.14.3154.2 ≤ v < 4.19.2834.2 ≤ v < 5.10.1804.2 ≤ v < 5.15.1114.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2434.2 ≤ v < 6.1.284.2 ≤ v < 6.2.154.2 ≤ v < 6.3.24.2 ≤ v < 6.44.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2435.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1115.16 ≤ v < 6.1.285.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1806.2 ≤ v < 6.2.156.3 ≤ v < 6.3.228ffeebbb7bdc0dd7899286b63f3c359d43d0a1a4.2

Vendor states this is fixed in 0d09ce05724cfb3f5c5136893bec95305c641875 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2371adeab717d8fe32144a84f3491a03c5838cfb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2bfbe3ad371ac5349302833198df14e442622cbc (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4362444dca02ab44ac844feda3cf6238ef953673 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 519b0849401194745ea40f9e07513b870afc1b42 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c2e55481731b0e8c96f30f661e430aa884fbd354 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c6a315f0b14074ac89723f55b749a557dda0ae2b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in eef95a2745cb91559bb03aa111c228fe38deaf64 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in fc1aeafdf6fb0a136c2257000f0d478ee62953fe (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.315 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.283 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.180 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.111 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.243 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.28 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.15 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references