CVE-2023-3355
kernel: NULL pointer dereference in submit_lookup_cmds() in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 26, 2023
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c code in the submit_lookup_cmds function, which fails because it lacks a check of the return value of kmalloc(). This issue allows a local user to crash the system.
Statement
Related Kernel config param CONFIG_DRM_MSM enabled only for Fedora, so all versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux not affected.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference