CVE-2023-52821

drm/panel: fix a possible null pointer dereference

Published May 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/panel: fix a possible null pointer dereference

In versatile_panel_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate()
is assigned to mode, which will lead to a NULL pointer dereference
on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7173-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7173-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7173-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7195-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7195-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7413-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:33 PM
Reserved
May 21, 2024, 3:19 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 21, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 21, 2024, 12:00 AM