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CVE-2023-53289: media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

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 products

• Linux kernel: from 4.2 before 4.14.315; from 4.15 before 4.19.283; from 4.20 before 5.4.243; from 5.5 before 5.10.180; from 5.11 before 5.15.111; from 5.16 before 6.1.28 — fixed in 4.14.315, 4.19.283, 5.10.180, 5.15.111, 5.4.243, 6.1.28

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.315, 4.19.283, 5.10.180, 5.15.111. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d09ce05724cfb3f5c5136893bec95305c641875
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2371adeab717d8fe32144a84f3491a03c5838cfb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bfbe3ad371ac5349302833198df14e442622cbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4362444dca02ab44ac844feda3cf6238ef953673
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/519b0849401194745ea40f9e07513b870afc1b42
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e55481731b0e8c96f30f661e430aa884fbd354
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a315f0b14074ac89723f55b749a557dda0ae2b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef95a2745cb91559bb03aa111c228fe38deaf64
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1aeafdf6fb0a136c2257000f0d478ee62953fe

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