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CVE-2023-53425

media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 04:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: platform: mediatek: vpu: fix NULL ptr dereference If pdev is NULL, then it is still dereferenced. This fixes this smatch warning: drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vpu/mtk_vpu.c:570 vpu_load_firmware() warn: address of NULL pointer 'pdev'

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
v < 4.14.3244.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2934.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2554.8 ≤ v < 4.14.3244.8 ≤ v < 4.19.2934.8 ≤ v < 5.10.1924.8 ≤ v < 5.15.1284.8 ≤ v < 5.4.2554.8 ≤ v < 6.1.474.8 ≤ v < 6.4.124.8 ≤ v < 6.55.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1285.16 ≤ v < 6.1.475.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1926.2 ≤ v < 6.4.123003a180ef6b9462f3cccc2a89884ef2332d2a1c4.8
Vendor states this is fixed in 099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 776b34615a29551d69d82a0082e7319d5ea284bd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7bd48f0be84e24d21aa3a8f59a8a9cb8633a1c4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c1c5826223ae05a48d21f6708c6f34ee9006238c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.324 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.293 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.192 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.128 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.255 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.47 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099e929e7477f37ca16738fc158d7101c0189ca1
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b3f25d3894a091abc247eadab266a2c9be64389
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1c5826223ae05a48d21f6708c6f34ee9006238c
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2caeb722f0ea5d2d24af30bb1753a89d449b6aa0
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/776b34615a29551d69d82a0082e7319d5ea284bd
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd48f0be84e24d21aa3a8f59a8a9cb8633a1c4
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d299e6e0ac3cf8ab4517dc29c9294bc4bf72398
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df55cd773e8603b623425cc97b05e542854ad27

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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