CVE-2023-53837
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Publication date: 2025-12-09

Last updated on: 2025-12-09

Assigner: kernel.org

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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Published
2025-12-09
Last Modified
2025-12-09
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2023-53837
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60159
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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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