Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vsp1: Replace...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: vsp1: Replace vb2_is_streaming() with vb2_start_streaming_called()
The vsp1 driver uses the vb2_is_streaming() function in its .buf_queue()
handler to check if the .start_streaming() operation has been called,
and decide whether to just add the buffer to an internal queue, or also
trigger a hardware run. vb2_is_streaming() relies on the vb2_queue
structure's streaming field, which used to be set only after calling the
.start_streaming() operation.
Commit a10b21532574 ("media: vb2: add (un)prepare_streaming queue ops")
changed this, setting the .streaming field in vb2_core_streamon() before
enqueuing buffers to the driver and calling .start_streaming(). This
broke the vsp1 driver which now believes that .start_streaming() has
been called when it hasn't, leading to a crash:
[ 881.058705] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020
[ 881.067495] Mem abort info:
[ 881.070290] ESR = 0x0000000096000006
[ 881.074042] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 881.079358] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 881.082414] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 881.085558] FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault
[ 881.090439] Data abort info:
[ 881.093320] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006
[ 881.097157] CM = 0, WnR = 0
[ 881.100126] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000004fa51000
[ 881.106573] [0000000000000020] pgd=080000004f36e003, p4d=080000004f36e003, pud=080000004f7ec003, pmd=0000000000000000
[ 881.117217] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 881.123494] Modules linked in: rcar_fdp1 v4l2_mem2mem
[ 881.128572] CPU: 0 PID: 1271 Comm: yavta Tainted: G B 6.2.0-rc1-00023-g6c94e2e99343 #556
[ 881.138061] Hardware name: Renesas Salvator-X 2nd version board based on r8a77965 (DT)
[ 881.145981] pstate: 400000c5 (nZcv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 881.152951] pc : vsp1_dl_list_add_body+0xa8/0xe0
[ 881.157580] lr : vsp1_dl_list_add_body+0x34/0xe0
[ 881.162206] sp : ffff80000c267710
[ 881.165522] x29: ffff80000c267710 x28: ffff000010938ae8 x27: ffff000013a8dd98
[ 881.172683] x26: ffff000010938098 x25: ffff000013a8dc00 x24: ffff000010ed6ba8
[ 881.179841] x23: ffff00000faa4000 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: 0000000000000020
[ 881.186998] x20: ffff00000faa4000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 881.194154] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 881.201309] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 746e696174206c65 x12: ffff70000157043d
[ 881.208465] x11: 1ffff0000157043c x10: ffff70000157043c x9 : dfff800000000000
[ 881.215622] x8 : ffff80000ab821e7 x7 : 00008ffffea8fbc4 x6 : 0000000000000001
[ 881.222779] x5 : ffff80000ab821e0 x4 : ffff70000157043d x3 : 0000000000000020
[ 881.229936] x2 : 0000000000000020 x1 : ffff00000e4f6400 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 881.237092] Call trace:
[ 881.239542] vsp1_dl_list_add_body+0xa8/0xe0
[ 881.243822] vsp1_video_pipeline_run+0x270/0x2a0
[ 881.248449] vsp1_video_buffer_queue+0x1c0/0x1d0
[ 881.253076] __enqueue_in_driver+0xbc/0x260
[ 881.257269] vb2_start_streaming+0x48/0x200
[ 881.261461] vb2_core_streamon+0x13c/0x280
[ 881.265565] vb2_streamon+0x3c/0x90
[ 881.269064] vsp1_video_streamon+0x2fc/0x3e0
[ 881.273344] v4l_streamon+0x50/0x70
[ 881.276844] __video_do_ioctl+0x2bc/0x5d0
[ 881.280861] video_usercopy+0x2a8/0xc80
[ 881.284704] video_ioctl2+0x20/0x40
[ 881.288201] v4l2_ioctl+0xa4/0xc0
[ 881.291525] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xe8/0x110
[ 881.295543] invoke_syscall+0x68/0x190
[ 881.299303] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x88/0x170
[ 881.304105] do_el0_svc+0x4c/0xf0
[ 881.307430] el0_svc+0x4c/0xa0
[ 881.310494] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x140
[ 881.314773] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194
[ 881.318450] Code: d50323bf d65f03c0 91008263 f9800071 (885f7c60)
[ 881.324551] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[ 881.329173] note: yavta[1271] exited with preempt_count 1
A different r
---truncated---
Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2023-53497 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Already deployed Kodem?
See it in your environmentNew to Kodem? Get a demo →Remediation advice
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-53497? CVE-2023-53497 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53497? CVE-2023-53497 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53497? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2023-53497 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2023-53497 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-53497 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-53497 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.