CVE-2023-54122
drm/msm/dpu: Add check for cstate
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: Add check for cstate As kzalloc may fail and return NULL pointer, it should be better to check cstate in order to avoid the NULL pointer dereference in __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514163/
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 24, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 24, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Apply the provided patch to the Linux kernel.
- Verify kzalloc return value before dereferencing.
- Ensure cstate is checked properly in dpu module.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 24, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: Add check for cstate As kzalloc may fail and return NULL pointer, it should be better to check cstate in order to avoid the NULL pointer dereference in __drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514163/ Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31f2f8de0ea7387cde18a24f94ba5e0b886b9842 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42442d42c57b9fbc35cb5ef72c7e5347c5f7d082 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a52e5a002d18bffabff66f6f59a74f8e9aac5afe Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6afb8293ec0932f4ed0b7aecfc0ccc00f44dc2b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c96988b7d99327bb08bd9efd29a203b22cd88ace Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ba50614cb3f0686bbdb505af685d78e75861dc