CVE-2023-54010: ACPICA: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED in acpi_db_display_objects

Published Dec 24, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPICA: ACPICA: check null return of ACPIALLOCATEZEROED in acpidbdisplayobjects

ACPICA commit 0d5f467d6a0ba852ea3aad68663cbcbd43300fd4

ACPIALLOCATEZEROED may fails, objectinfo might be null and will cause null pointer dereference later.

Affected Software

173 affected componentsFixes available
ACPICA ACPICA
ubuntu/linux-aws*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-lts-xenial*
ubuntu/linux*
ubuntu/linux-aws*
ubuntu/linux-aws-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-kvm*
ubuntu/linux-oracle*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux*
ubuntu/linux-aws*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4<5.4.0-1109.118~18.04.1
5.4.0-1109.118~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4<5.4.0-1115.122~18.04.1
5.4.0-1115.122~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4<5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.1
5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4<5.4.0-162.179~18.04.1
5.4.0-162.179~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4<5.4.0-1056.61~18.04.1
5.4.0-1056.61~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-kvm*
ubuntu/linux-oem*
ubuntu/linux-oracle*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4<5.4.0-1108.117~18.04.1
5.4.0-1108.117~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4<5.4.0-1093.104~18.04.1
5.4.0-1093.104~18.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux<5.4.0-162.179
5.4.0-162.179
ubuntu/linux-aws<5.4.0-1109.118
5.4.0-1109.118
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1044.49~20.04.1
5.15.0-1044.49~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<5.4.0-1115.122
5.4.0-1115.122
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.4.0-1070.76
5.4.0-1070.76
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.4.0-1112.121
5.4.0-1112.121
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1041.49~20.04.1
5.15.0-1041.49~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-83.92~20.04.1
5.15.0-83.92~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.4.0-1056.61
5.4.0-1056.61
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1037.40~20.04.1
5.15.0-1037.40~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-iot<5.4.0-1021.22
5.4.0-1021.22
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.4.0-1098.104
5.4.0-1098.104
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-83.92~20.04.1
5.15.0-83.92~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1017.17~20.04.1
5.15.0-1017.17~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.4.0-1108.117
5.4.0-1108.117
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1042.48~20.04.1
5.15.0-1042.48~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.4.0-1093.104
5.4.0-1093.104
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1040.44~20.04.3
5.15.0-1040.44~20.04.3
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.4.0-1029.33
5.4.0-1029.33
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-gke*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi2*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.4.0-1109.118+fips1
5.4.0-1109.118+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.4.0-1115.122+fips1
5.4.0-1115.122+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<5.4.0-1084.93
5.4.0-1084.93
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.4.0-1112.121+fips1
5.4.0-1112.121+fips1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-83.92
5.15.0-83.92
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1044.49
5.15.0-1044.49
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1046.53
5.15.0-1046.53
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1046.53.1
5.15.0-1046.53.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1041.49
5.15.0-1041.49
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1041.46
5.15.0-1041.46
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1027.32
5.15.0-1027.32
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1037.40
5.15.0-1037.40
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1039.45
5.15.0-1039.45
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1041.46
5.15.0-1041.46
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-83.92
5.15.0-83.92
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1032.32
5.15.0-1032.32
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1017.17
5.15.0-1017.17
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1004.4
5.15.0-1004.4
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1042.48
5.15.0-1042.48
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1037.40
5.15.0-1037.40
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1025.29
5.15.0-1025.29
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1023.25
5.15.0-1023.25
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1038.40
5.15.0-1038.40
ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1045.50
5.15.0-1045.50
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1109.118~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1115.122~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-162.179~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1056.61~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1108.117~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1093.104~18.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1046.53~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-83.92~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1040.44~20.04.3
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    Fixed in 5.4.0-1029.33
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  53. Upgrade

    Upgrade ACPICA to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch 0d5f467d6a0ba852ea3aad68663cbcbd43300fd4

Event History

Dec 24, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:55 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:55 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·11:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-54010?

CVE-2023-54010 has a risk rating of 29, indicating a moderate level of severity.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-54010?

To fix CVE-2023-54010, ensure that you update to the latest version of the ACPICA software that addresses the null pointer dereference.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2023-54010?

CVE-2023-54010 affects systems running the ACPICA component within the Linux kernel.

4

What is the nature of CVE-2023-54010?

CVE-2023-54010 involves a null pointer dereference vulnerability due to the lack of checks after the ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED function.

5

When was CVE-2023-54010 published?

CVE-2023-54010 was published on December 24, 2025.

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