drm/msm/dsi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dsi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue as it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/517646/
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0016 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 +5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.12 and later | 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.12 and later Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.14.308; 4.15 to before 4.19.276; 4.20 to before 5.4.235; 5.5 to before 5.10.173; 5.11 to before 5.15.99; 5.16 to before 6.1.16; 6.2 to before 6.2.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.14.308; 4.15 to before 4.19.276; 4.20 to before 5.4.235; 5.5 to before 5.10.173; 5.11 to before 5.15.99; 5.16 to before 6.1.16; 6.2 to before 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53223
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq5j-m653-58gg
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e18f157faeeb59034404569e8e07cbe1c0030a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9257974858ee847b2e1fd552691b8ba5c2fc1c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9a4a9725c60f04326b5019a52ce15aee808506
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/540c66180afd59309a442d3bf1f2393464c8b4c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfe7a5386fde5a656ca06602b31bf50e26954cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a6499b1a53d854eda2b161b5c8a20296515dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/759ea5677c362fb1e3edc667260ba9f409dc931d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115906ca7b535afb1fe7b5406c566ccd3873f82b
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rq5j-m653-58gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53223 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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