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CVE-2023-53653: media: amphion: fix REVERSE_INULL issues reported by coverity

• 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: 2025-10-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: amphion: fix REVERSE_INULL issues reported by coverity null-checking of a pointor is suggested before dereferencing it

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.1.53; from 6.2 before 6.4.16; from 6.5 before 6.5.3 — fixed in 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d3bafaecc13bccab1ebbd28a15e669c5a4cdaf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bddd678fd2864b435d00d51a4d3808a0d89c79de
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59d0cd8f414592187ead97b5832600ff7a0dd61
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56b2db216f130c4240aed907d1c5272c2d298d

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