CVE-2023-53239
Published: September 16, 2025Last modified: September 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc As kzalloc may fail and return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid the NULL pointer dereference. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514154/
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.6.89-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fcfcb2a9a4787fe4e49841d728f6f2e9fa6911
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ff771ed008b9cbffd0eab77985968364694ce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3975ea6eaffe26aec634b5c473e51dc76e73af62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49907c8873826ee771ba0ca1629e809c6479f617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82943a0730e00c14b03e25a4b2a1a9477ae89d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc579a2ee8b2e20c152b24b437d094832d8c9c9e