CVE-2023-54138
Published Dec 24, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on irq uninstall In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do not use the DPU controller, the deinitilisation code can be called with the kms pointer set to NULL. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525104/
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72092e34742e8b34accdadfa7bd9a13cf255a531
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bafa985acff9b0ed53957beff33c18be08d6b9a6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd459c005de3e2b855a8cc7768e633ce9d018e9f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8ce825b165acf997689c5ffa45d6a7a1fc0260
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d1cc82ad509c07a9ab0ab4bf88b6613fbf784b
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-54138? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on irq uninstall
In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do not use
the DPU controller, the deinitilisation code can be called with the kms
pointer set to NULL.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525104/
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-54138? +
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