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/
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Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Description 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/
Title drm/msm/mdp5: Add check for kzalloc
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-15T14:22:13.289Z

Reserved: 2025-09-15T14:19:21.848Z

Link: CVE-2023-53239

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:51.010

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:22:27.090

Link: CVE-2023-53239

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