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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53837

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do no

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53837. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 98659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down 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/525099/

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 98659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a498659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4

How to fix CVE-2023-53837

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-53837 lists a fix boundary at 8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 98659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53837. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 98659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4 98659487b845c05b6bed85d881713545db674c7c <8f0e1ad5327a3499e7f09157cb714302a856e8a4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down 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/525099/

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down 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/525099/

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53837

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53837

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60159

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on snapshot tear down 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. P

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026