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CVE-2023-53625

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gvt: fix vgpu debugfs clean in remove Check carefully on root debugfs available when destroying vgpu, e.g in remove ca…

Published Oct 7, 2025CWE-476EPSS 0.20%

Overview

CVE-2023-53625 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

drm/i915/gvt: fix vgpu debugfs clean in remove

Check carefully on root debugfs available when destroying vgpu,

e.g in remove case drm minor's debugfs root might already be destroyed,

which led to kernel oops like below.

Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25

i915 0000:00:02.0: MDEV: Unregistering

intel_vgpu_mdev b1338b2d-a709-4c23-b766-cc436c36cdf0: Removing from iommu group 14

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000150

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

CPU: 3 PID: 1046 Comm: driverctl Not tainted 6.1.0-rc2+ #6

Hardware name: HP HP ProDesk 600 G3 MT/829D, BIOS P02 Ver. 02.44 09/13/2022

RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x5e2/0x1f90

Code: 87 ad 09 00 00 39 05 e1 1e cc 02 0f 82 f1 09 00 00 ba 01 00 00 00 48 83 c4 48 89 d0 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 45 31 ff <48> 81 3f 60 9e c2 b6 45 0f 45 f8 83 fe 01 0f 87 55 fa ff ff 89 f0

RSP: 0018:ffff9f770274f948 EFLAGS: 00010046

RAX: 0000000000000

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/44c0e07e3972e3f2609d69ad873d4f342f8a68ecRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/704f3384f322b40ba24d958473edfb1c9750c8fdRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/af90f8b36d78544433a48a3eda6a5faeafacd0a1Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f5a9bbf962e2c4b1d9addbfaf16d7ffcc2f63bdeRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ffa83fba2a2ce8010eb106c779378cb3013362c7

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53625?

CVE-2023-53625 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 7, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-53625?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-53625?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-53625?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-53625 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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