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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-53289

CVE-2023-53289

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.

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Affected products

12

osv-coords9 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_74&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5
>= 4.2.0, < 4.14.315+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.2.0, < 4.14.315
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.2,<4.14.315
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 4.2

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