drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc
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/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/
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): 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 +3
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 | 5.3 and later | 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.3 and later Fixed in 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 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 5.3 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 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-2023-53239
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx3w-ww7j-892q
References
Patch 6
- 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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ff771ed008b9cbffd0eab77985968364694ce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fcfcb2a9a4787fe4e49841d728f6f2e9fa6911
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53239 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53239 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx3w-ww7j-892q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53239 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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