CVE-2023-54138
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NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux drm/msm IRQ Uninstall

Publication date: 2025-12-24

Last updated on: 2025-12-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on irq uninstall 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/525104/
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Published
2025-12-24
Last Modified
2025-12-24
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2026-05-07
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2025-12-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2023-54138
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60307
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linux linux_kernel *
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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 the deinitialization process when there are early initialization errors or on platforms that do not use the DPU controller. In such cases, the deinitialization code may be called with a NULL kms pointer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability could be a kernel crash or system instability due to the NULL pointer dereference during deinitialization in the drm/msm driver. This could potentially lead to denial of service or system reboot.


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