Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-53437
CVE-2023-53437
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors
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Affected products
87- osv-coords84 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/11196ee3916e50a5da3c1e6ecda19a02dca14ba3nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a76cfc388cf105d3e04ac592670a52a3864b1banvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2914259fcea23971c6fed8b2618d3a729a78c365nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a8d11d28b57656cebfbd4c0b8b76f6ad5b017dnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ddb251c68ac75c101d3a50a68c4629c9055e4cnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4e6ca62e77539d4df8d13137e2683b10baddd9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f4a424af5879baefb0fb8a8a09b09ea1779483nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8aa2e1ae6426d7cbddf1735aed1a63ddf0e6909nvdPatch
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