CVE-2023-52833

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: Add date->evt_skb is NULL check fix crash because of null pointers [ 6104.969662] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000c8 [ 6104.969667] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 6104.969668] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 6104.969670] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 6104.969673] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 6104.969684] RIP: 0010:btusb_mtk_hci_wmt_sync+0x144/0x220 [btusb] [ 6104.969688] RSP: 0018:ffffb8d681533d48 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 6104.969689] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8ad560bb2000 RCX: 0000000000000006 [ 6104.969691] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb8d681533d08 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 6104.969692] RBP: ffffb8d681533d70 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969694] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000fa83b2da R12: ffff8ad461d1d7c0 [ 6104.969695] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8ad459618c18 R15: ffffb8d681533d90 [ 6104.969697] FS: 00007f5a1cab9d40(0000) GS:ffff8ad578200000(0000) knlGS:00000 [ 6104.969699] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 6104.969700] CR2: 00000000000000c8 CR3: 000000018620c001 CR4: 0000000000760ef0 [ 6104.969701] PKRU: 55555554 [ 6104.969702] Call Trace: [ 6104.969708] btusb_mtk_shutdown+0x44/0x80 [btusb] [ 6104.969732] hci_dev_do_close+0x470/0x5c0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969748] hci_rfkill_set_block+0x56/0xa0 [bluetooth] [ 6104.969753] rfkill_set_block+0x92/0x160 [ 6104.969755] rfkill_fop_write+0x136/0x1e0 [ 6104.969759] __vfs_write+0x18/0x40 [ 6104.969761] vfs_write+0xdf/0x1c0 [ 6104.969763] ksys_write+0xb1/0xe0 [ 6104.969765] __x64_sys_write+0x1a/0x20 [ 6104.969769] do_syscall_64+0x51/0x180 [ 6104.969771] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 [ 6104.969773] RIP: 0033:0x7f5a21f18fef [ 6104.9] RSP: 002b:00007ffeefe39010 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 [ 6104.969780] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055c10a7560a0 RCX: 00007f5a21f18fef [ 6104.969781] RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 00007ffeefe39060 RDI: 0000000000000012 [ 6104.969782] RBP: 00007ffeefe39060 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000017 [ 6104.969784] R10: 00007ffeefe38d97 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000002 [ 6104.969785] R13: 00007ffeefe39220 R14: 00007ffeefe391a0 R15: 000055c10a72acf0

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2024-05-21 16:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 06:43 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2024-05-21 16:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 06:43 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 5.10.202
• Linux Kernel < 5.15.140
• Linux Kernel < 6.1.64
• Linux Kernel < 6.5.13
• Linux Kernel < 6.6.3

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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