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CVE-2023-53837

drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down

N/A
Published: December 9, 2025 at 01:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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/

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.14 ≤ v < 5.15.1125.14 ≤ v < 6.1.295.14 ≤ v < 6.2.165.14 ≤ v < 6.3.35.14 ≤ v < 6.45.1498659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c
Vendor states this is fixed in 16e0e6fb4511c004a5a0987d5bd75d9bcfb2b175 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 19fe79ae816a7e3400df1eb4d27530bf9b8ae258 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8eca32b5b92a0be956a8934d7eddf4f70c107927 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a465353b9250802f87b97123e33a17f51277f0b1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.112 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.29 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e0e6fb4511c004a5a0987d5bd75d9bcfb2b175
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eca32b5b92a0be956a8934d7eddf4f70c107927
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19fe79ae816a7e3400df1eb4d27530bf9b8ae258
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a465353b9250802f87b97123e33a17f51277f0b1

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