CVE-2023-53483

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53483
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53483.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53483
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2025-10-01T11:42:51.778Z
Modified
2026-01-06T15:14:23.914351Z
Summary
ACPI: processor: Check for null return of devm_kzalloc() in fch_misc_setup()
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: processor: Check for null return of devmkzalloc() in fchmisc_setup()

devmkzalloc() may fail, clkdata->name might be NULL and will cause a NULL pointer dereference later.

[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

Database specific
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53483.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
7fdb98e8a768b3ccc05494d3ea4436047f512b9d
Fixed
79ca94bc3e8cc3befa883c7d30b30a27ef0ea386
Fixed
8a632ff6a2bea49993002b4c46092a2aea625840
Fixed
4dea41775d951ff1f7b472a346a8ca3ae7e74455

Affected versions

v5.*

v5.16
v5.16-rc2
v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
v5.16-rc8
v5.17
v5.17-rc1
v5.17-rc2
v5.17-rc3
v5.17-rc4
v5.17-rc5
v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
v5.17-rc8
v5.18
v5.18-rc1
v5.18-rc2
v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
v5.19-rc2
v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8

v6.*

v6.0
v6.0-rc1
v6.0-rc2
v6.0-rc3
v6.0-rc4
v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
v6.1
v6.1-rc1
v6.1-rc2
v6.1-rc3
v6.1-rc4
v6.1-rc5
v6.1-rc6
v6.1-rc7
v6.1-rc8
v6.1.1
v6.1.10
v6.1.11
v6.1.12
v6.1.13
v6.1.14
v6.1.15
v6.1.16
v6.1.17
v6.1.18
v6.1.19
v6.1.2
v6.1.20
v6.1.21
v6.1.22
v6.1.23
v6.1.24
v6.1.25
v6.1.26
v6.1.27
v6.1.28
v6.1.29
v6.1.3
v6.1.4
v6.1.5
v6.1.6
v6.1.7
v6.1.8
v6.1.9
v6.2
v6.2-rc1
v6.2-rc2
v6.2-rc3
v6.2-rc4
v6.2-rc5
v6.2-rc6
v6.2-rc7
v6.2-rc8
v6.3
v6.3-rc1
v6.3-rc2
v6.3-rc3
v6.3-rc4
v6.3-rc5
v6.3-rc6
v6.3-rc7
v6.3.1
v6.3.2
v6.3.3

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53483.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.17.0
Fixed
6.1.30
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.3.4

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53483.json"