CVE-2023-53837
drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do not use the DPU controller, the deinitilisation code can be called with the kms pointer set to NULL. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525099/
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2025, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Apply the provided kernel patch.
- Ensure kms pointer is not NULL on deinitialization.
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do not use the DPU controller, the deinitilisation code can be called with the kms pointer set to NULL. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525099/ Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e0e6fb4511c004a5a0987d5bd75d9bcfb2b175 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19fe79ae816a7e3400df1eb4d27530bf9b8ae258 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eca32b5b92a0be956a8934d7eddf4f70c107927 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a465353b9250802f87b97123e33a17f51277f0b1