What is CVE-2023-53653?

CVE-2023-53653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-53653?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2023-53653

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

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 9f599f351e86acf0fc13e42771f97b7fb4dbbea4, 5.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53653?: CVE-2023-53653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-53653?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.