# CVE-2023-53098: media: rc: gpio-ir-recv: add remove function > A missing cleanup routine in the gpio-ir-recv driver causes a kernel null pointer dereference and crash when removing the module with runtime PM enabled. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 2 May 2025 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53098, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53098, GHSA-pf52-4f6c-2p5w, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53098 ## What is CVE-2023-53098? CVE-2023-53098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official 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 ]--- Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53098? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-53098? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-53098 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53098 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53098 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-53098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53098 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53098/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53098 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53098 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53098 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53098/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.