CVE-2023-53098

MEDIUM
Published May 2, 2025 Modified Nov 12, 2025 CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: gpio-ir-recv: add remove function In case runtime PM is enabled, do runtime PM clean up to remove cpu latency qos request, otherwise driver removal may have below kernel dump: [ 19.463299] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000048 [ 19.472161] Mem abort info: [ 19.474985] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 19.478754] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 19.484081] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 19.487149] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 19.490361] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 19.495256] Data abort info: [ 19.498149] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 19.501997] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 19.504977] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000049f81000 [ 19.511432] [0000000000000048] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 19.518245] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 19.524520] Modules linked in: gpio_ir_recv(+) rc_core [last unloaded: rc_core] [ 19.531845] CPU: 0 PID: 445 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1-00028-g2c397a46d47c #72 [ 19.531854] Hardware name: FSL i.MX8MM EVK board (DT) [ 19.531859] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 19.551777] pc : cpu_latency_qos_remove_request+0x20/0x110 [ 19.557277] lr : gpio_ir_recv_runtime_suspend+0x18/0x30 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.557294] sp : ffff800008ce3740 [ 19.557297] x29: ffff800008ce3740 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff800008ce3d50 [ 19.574270] x26: ffffc7e3e9cea100 x25: 00000000000f4240 x24: ffffc7e3f9ef0e30 [ 19.574284] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff0061803820f4 x21: 0000000000000008 [ 19.574296] x20: ffffc7e3fa75df30 x19: 0000000000000020 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 19.588570] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffffc7e3f9efab70 x15: ffffffffffffffff [ 19.595712] x14: ffff800008ce37b8 x13: ffff800008ce37aa x12: 0000000000000001 [ 19.602853] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: ffffcbe3ec0dff87 x9 : 0000000000000008 [ 19.609991] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000f0bfe9f [ 19.624261] x5 : 00ffffffffffffff x4 : 0025ab8e00000000 x3 : ffff006180382010 [ 19.631405] x2 : ffffc7e3e9ce8030 x1 : ffffc7e3fc3eb810 x0 : 0000000000000020 [ 19.638548] Call trace: [ 19.640995] cpu_latency_qos_remove_request+0x20/0x110 [ 19.646142] gpio_ir_recv_runtime_suspend+0x18/0x30 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.652339] pm_generic_runtime_suspend+0x2c/0x44 [ 19.657055] __rpm_callback+0x48/0x1dc [ 19.660807] rpm_callback+0x6c/0x80 [ 19.664301] rpm_suspend+0x10c/0x640 [ 19.667880] rpm_idle+0x250/0x2d0 [ 19.671198] update_autosuspend+0x38/0xe0 [ 19.675213] pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay+0x40/0x60 [ 19.680442] gpio_ir_recv_probe+0x1b4/0x21c [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.685941] platform_probe+0x68/0xc0 [ 19.689610] really_probe+0xc0/0x3dc [ 19.693189] __driver_probe_device+0x7c/0x190 [ 19.697550] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x110 [ 19.701739] __driver_attach+0xf4/0x200 [ 19.705578] bus_for_each_dev+0x70/0xd0 [ 19.709417] driver_attach+0x24/0x30 [ 19.712998] bus_add_driver+0x17c/0x240 [ 19.716834] driver_register+0x78/0x130 [ 19.720676] __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x34 [ 19.725386] gpio_ir_recv_driver_init+0x20/0x1000 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.731404] do_one_initcall+0x44/0x2ac [ 19.735243] do_init_module+0x48/0x1d0 [ 19.739003] load_module+0x19fc/0x2034 [ 19.742759] __do_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x12c [ 19.747124] __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x20/0x30 [ 19.751664] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 [ 19.755420] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0xec [ 19.760132] do_el0_svc+0x38/0xb0 [ 19.763456] el0_svc+0x2c/0x84 [ 19.766516] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xf4/0x120 [ 19.770789] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 19.774460] Code: 910003fd a90153f3 aa0003f3 91204021 (f9401400) [ 19.780556] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-53098? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: rc: gpio-ir-recv: add remove function In case runtime PM is enabled, do runtime PM clean up to remove cpu latency qos request, otherwise driver removal may have below kernel dump: [ 19.463299] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000048 [ 19.472161] Mem abort info: [ 19.474985] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 19.478754] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 19.484081] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 19.487149] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 19.490361] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 19.495256] Data abort info: [ 19.498149] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 19.501997] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 19.504977] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000049f81000 [ 19.511432] [0000000000000048] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 19.518245] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 19.524520] Modules linked in: gpio_ir_recv(+) rc_core [last unloaded: rc_core] [ 19.531845] CPU: 0 PID: 445 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1-00028-g2c397a46d47c #72 [ 19.531854] Hardware name: FSL i.MX8MM EVK board (DT) [ 19.531859] pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 19.551777] pc : cpu_latency_qos_remove_request+0x20/0x110 [ 19.557277] lr : gpio_ir_recv_runtime_suspend+0x18/0x30 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.557294] sp : ffff800008ce3740 [ 19.557297] x29: ffff800008ce3740 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff800008ce3d50 [ 19.574270] x26: ffffc7e3e9cea100 x25: 00000000000f4240 x24: ffffc7e3f9ef0e30 [ 19.574284] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff0061803820f4 x21: 0000000000000008 [ 19.574296] x20: ffffc7e3fa75df30 x19: 0000000000000020 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 19.588570] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffffc7e3f9efab70 x15: ffffffffffffffff [ 19.595712] x14: ffff800008ce37b8 x13: ffff800008ce37aa x12: 0000000000000001 [ 19.602853] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: ffffcbe3ec0dff87 x9 : 0000000000000008 [ 19.609991] x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000f0bfe9f [ 19.624261] x5 : 00ffffffffffffff x4 : 0025ab8e00000000 x3 : ffff006180382010 [ 19.631405] x2 : ffffc7e3e9ce8030 x1 : ffffc7e3fc3eb810 x0 : 0000000000000020 [ 19.638548] Call trace: [ 19.640995] cpu_latency_qos_remove_request+0x20/0x110 [ 19.646142] gpio_ir_recv_runtime_suspend+0x18/0x30 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.652339] pm_generic_runtime_suspend+0x2c/0x44 [ 19.657055] __rpm_callback+0x48/0x1dc [ 19.660807] rpm_callback+0x6c/0x80 [ 19.664301] rpm_suspend+0x10c/0x640 [ 19.667880] rpm_idle+0x250/0x2d0 [ 19.671198] update_autosuspend+0x38/0xe0 [ 19.675213] pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay+0x40/0x60 [ 19.680442] gpio_ir_recv_probe+0x1b4/0x21c [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.685941] platform_probe+0x68/0xc0 [ 19.689610] really_probe+0xc0/0x3dc [ 19.693189] __driver_probe_device+0x7c/0x190 [ 19.697550] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x110 [ 19.701739] __driver_attach+0xf4/0x200 [ 19.705578] bus_for_each_dev+0x70/0xd0 [ 19.709417] driver_attach+0x24/0x30 [ 19.712998] bus_add_driver+0x17c/0x240 [ 19.716834] driver_register+0x78/0x130 [ 19.720676] __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x34 [ 19.725386] gpio_ir_recv_driver_init+0x20/0x1000 [gpio_ir_recv] [ 19.731404] do_one_initcall+0x44/0x2ac [ 19.735243] do_init_module+0x48/0x1d0 [ 19.739003] load_module+0x19fc/0x2034 [ 19.742759] __do_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x12c [ 19.747124] __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x20/0x30 [ 19.751664] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 [ 19.755420] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xcc/0xec [ 19.760132] do_el0_svc+0x38/0xb0 [ 19.763456] el0_svc+0x2c/0x84 [ 19.766516] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xf4/0x120 [ 19.770789] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 19.774460] Code: 910003fd a90153f3 aa0003f3 91204021 (f9401400) [ 19.780556] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-53098? +
CVE-2023-53098 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-53098? +
CVE-2023-53098 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-53098? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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