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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
9f599f351e86acf0fc13e42771f97b7fb4dbbea4 affected < bddd678fd2864b435d00d51a4d3808a0d89c79de
9f599f351e86acf0fc13e42771f97b7fb4dbbea4 affected < e59d0cd8f414592187ead97b5832600ff7a0dd61
9f599f351e86acf0fc13e42771f97b7fb4dbbea4 affected < ef56b2db216f130c4240aed907d1c5272c2d298d
9f599f351e86acf0fc13e42771f97b7fb4dbbea4 affected < 79d3bafaecc13bccab1ebbd28a15e669c5a4cdaf
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.18 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.18
6.1.53 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.4.16 unaffected ≤ 6.4.*
6.5.3 unaffected ≤ 6.5.*
6.6 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d3bafaecc13bccab1ebbd28a15e669c5a4cdaf cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bddd678fd2864b435d00d51a4d3808a0d89c79de cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59d0cd8f414592187ead97b5832600ff7a0dd61 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef56b2db216f130c4240aed907d1c5272c2d298d cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100719-CVE-2023-53653-6f54@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53653 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53653 cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
Title media: amphion: fix REVERSE_INULL issues reported by coverity
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:49.303Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:16:59.661Z

Link: CVE-2023-53653

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:48.860

Modified: 2026-02-03T22:24:31.823

Link: CVE-2023-53653

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53653 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:52Z

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