CVE-2023-53239
drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc As kzalloc may fail and return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid the NULL pointer dereference. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514154/
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 15, 2025, 3:22 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Check the return value of kzalloc.
- Prevent NULL pointer dereferences in mdp5.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc As kzalloc may fail and return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid the NULL pointer dereference. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514154/ Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fcfcb2a9a4787fe4e49841d728f6f2e9fa6911 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ff771ed008b9cbffd0eab77985968364694ce3 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3975ea6eaffe26aec634b5c473e51dc76e73af62 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49907c8873826ee771ba0ca1629e809c6479f617 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82943a0730e00c14b03e25a4b2a1a9477ae89d7b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc579a2ee8b2e20c152b24b437d094832d8c9c9e