PT-2024-14762 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Ma Ke

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Published

2023-12-12

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Updated

2025-09-29

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CVE-2023-52821

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A null pointer dereference issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs in the versatile panel get modes() function, where the return value of drm mode duplicate() is assigned to mode. If drm mode duplicate() fails, it leads to a null pointer dereference. A check has been added to avoid this issue.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880
ALT-PU-2023-7921
BDU:2025-12483
CVE-2023-52821
OESA-2024-1737
OESA-2024-1738
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2189-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1979-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1983-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
USN-7173-1
USN-7173-2
USN-7173-3
USN-7195-1
USN-7195-2
USN-7413-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu