CVE-2023-53837
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Publication date: 2025-12-09
Last updated on: 2025-12-09
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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/
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| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's drm/msm driver. It occurs during snapshot tear down when early initialization errors happen or on platforms that do not use the DPU controller. In these cases, the deinitialization code may be called with a NULL kms pointer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
A NULL pointer dereference can cause the affected system to crash or become unstable, potentially leading to denial of service conditions.
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