{"cve":"CVE-2023-53332","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-16T17:15:39.730","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:55.030","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngenirq/ipi: Fix NULL pointer deref in irq_data_get_affinity_mask()\n\nIf ipi_send_{mask|single}() is called with an invalid interrupt number, all\nthe local variables there will be NULL. ipi_send_verify() which is invoked\nfrom these functions does verify its 'data' parameter, resulting in a\nkernel oops in irq_data_get_affinity_mask() as the passed NULL pointer gets\ndereferenced.\n\nAdd a missing NULL pointer check in ipi_send_verify()...\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static\nanalysis tool.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7448c73d64075051f50caed2c62f46553b69ab8a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926aef60ea64cd9becf2829f7388f48dbe8bcb11","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feabecaff5902f896531dde90646ca5dfa9d4f7d"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:10:08.713834912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53332","score":0.00146,"percentile":0.03861,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}