{"cve":"CVE-2023-54174","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-30T13:16:05.267","modified":"2026-06-17T06:46:56.410","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvfio: Fix NULL pointer dereference caused by uninitialized group->iommufd\n\ngroup->iommufd is not initialized for the iommufd_ctx_put()\n\n[20018.331541] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n[20018.377508] RIP: 0010:iommufd_ctx_put+0x5/0x10 [iommufd]\n...\n[20018.476483] Call Trace:\n[20018.479214]  <TASK>\n[20018.481555]  vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x506/0x690 [vfio]\n[20018.487586]  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6a/0xb0\n[20018.491773]  ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xc5/0xe0\n[20018.496347]  do_syscall_64+0x67/0x90\n[20018.500340]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0xb5","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f24eef598ce7cce0bbefe0ec642bcc031d0f528","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d649c34cb916b015fdcb487e51409fcc5caeca8d"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:18:08.089039631+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-54174","score":0.00185,"percentile":0.08085,"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."]}