CVE-2023-54122
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/
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.3
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.4.235,
5.10.173,
5.15.99,
6.1.16,
6.2.3,
6.3
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54122 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31f2f8de0ea7387cde18a24f94ba5e0b886b9842
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42442d42c57b9fbc35cb5ef72c7e5347c5f7d082
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a52e5a002d18bffabff66f6f59a74f8e9aac5afe
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-54122?
CVE-2023-54122 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and has been patched in 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. CVE-2023-54122 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54122?
Yes — CVE-2023-54122 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-54122 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-54122 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.