{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2023-53437",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2025-09-17T14:54:09.751Z",
        "datePublished": "2025-09-18T16:04:15.807Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-23T15:28:58.282Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "providerMetadata": {
                "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
                "shortName": "Linux",
                "dateUpdated": "2026-05-23T15:28:58.282Z"
            },
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors\n\nIf the source entity does not contain any pads, do not create a link."
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_entity.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "6d30cf81ee3c0368175f76c03120af5d81e0c639",
                            "lessThan": "c8f4a424af5879baefb0fb8a8a09b09ea1779483",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "b4759a52b8940dbbfc565c918a3893ecaeb5b134",
                            "lessThan": "2914259fcea23971c6fed8b2618d3a729a78c365",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "aa1362606059ade437a901fe7c33b24901683c14",
                            "lessThan": "4e4e6ca62e77539d4df8d13137e2683b10baddd9",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "cc52ed14f5ca849ef81e6a6bc4beea6dc43514d0",
                            "lessThan": "d8aa2e1ae6426d7cbddf1735aed1a63ddf0e6909",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7532dad6634031d083df7af606fac655b8d08b5c",
                            "lessThan": "31a8d11d28b57656cebfbd4c0b8b76f6ad5b017d",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7532dad6634031d083df7af606fac655b8d08b5c",
                            "lessThan": "11196ee3916e50a5da3c1e6ecda19a02dca14ba3",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7532dad6634031d083df7af606fac655b8d08b5c",
                            "lessThan": "1a76cfc388cf105d3e04ac592670a52a3864b1ba",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7532dad6634031d083df7af606fac655b8d08b5c",
                            "lessThan": "41ddb251c68ac75c101d3a50a68c4629c9055e4c",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "9bf5da0d0fcca080b2254a30fa4b8ed47a96a0d0",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "d920b0940a0b2c0671e5a69ed3b3fe3a3a50b970",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "b950d6d8f4d7c78c9e5d08b61a66387c0b61f924",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.14.224",
                            "lessThan": "4.14.308",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.19.179",
                            "lessThan": "4.19.276",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.4.103",
                            "lessThan": "5.4.235",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.10.21",
                            "lessThan": "5.10.173",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.4.260",
                            "lessThan": "4.5",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.9.260",
                            "lessThan": "4.10",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.11.4",
                            "lessThan": "5.12",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_entity.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "5.12",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "5.12",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.14.308",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "4.14.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.19.276",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.4.235",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.10.173",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "5.15.100",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.1.18",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.2.5",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "6.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "cpeApplicability": [
                {
                    "nodes": [
                        {
                            "operator": "OR",
                            "negate": false,
                            "cpeMatch": [
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "4.14.224",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "4.14.308"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "4.19.179",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "4.19.276"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.4.103",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.235"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.10.21",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.173"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.12",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.100"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.12",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.18"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.12",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.5"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.12",
                                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.3"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "4.4.260"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "4.9.260"
                                },
                                {
                                    "vulnerable": true,
                                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.11.4"
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f4a424af5879baefb0fb8a8a09b09ea1779483"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2914259fcea23971c6fed8b2618d3a729a78c365"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4e6ca62e77539d4df8d13137e2683b10baddd9"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8aa2e1ae6426d7cbddf1735aed1a63ddf0e6909"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a8d11d28b57656cebfbd4c0b8b76f6ad5b017d"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11196ee3916e50a5da3c1e6ecda19a02dca14ba3"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a76cfc388cf105d3e04ac592670a52a3864b1ba"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ddb251c68ac75c101d3a50a68c4629c9055e4c"
                }
            ],
            "title": "media: uvcvideo: Handle cameras with invalid descriptors",
            "x_generator": {
                "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
            }
        },
        "adp": [
            {
                "metrics": [
                    {
                        "cvssV3_1": {
                            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                            "version": "3.1",
                            "baseScore": 5.5,
                            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                            "userInteraction": "NONE",
                            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "other": {
                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "id": "CVE-2023-53437",
                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "no"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "version": "2.0.3",
                                "timestamp": "2026-01-14T19:16:56.185210Z"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "problemTypes": [
                    {
                        "descriptions": [
                            {
                                "lang": "en",
                                "type": "CWE",
                                "description": "CWE-noinfo Not enough information"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
                "providerMetadata": {
                    "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
                    "shortName": "CISA-ADP",
                    "dateUpdated": "2026-01-14T19:23:10.355Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}