SB2025121016 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm msm driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121016
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53849)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the msm_drm_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28e34db2f3e0130872e2384dd9df9f82bd89e967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e1476225ec02eeebc4b79f793506f80bc4bca8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8551c4b7c8ffb42f759547e5c39da5980abf2432
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75b49db6529b2af049eafd938fae888451c3685
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.29
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4