# CVE-2023-53289: media: bdisp: Add missing check for create\_workqueue

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: bdisp: Add missing check for create_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1aeafdf6fb0a136c2257000f0d478ee62953fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bfbe3ad371ac5349302833198df14e442622cbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a315f0b14074ac89723f55b749a557dda0ae2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4362444dca02ab44ac844feda3cf6238ef953673
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/519b0849401194745ea40f9e07513b870afc1b42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e55481731b0e8c96f30f661e430aa884fbd354
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef95a2745cb91559bb03aa111c228fe38deaf64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d09ce05724cfb3f5c5136893bec95305c641875
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2371adeab717d8fe32144a84f3491a03c5838cfb

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