CVE-2023-3220 Null dereference in Linux kernel

What is CVE-2023-3220?

CVE-2023-3220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc8. dpu_crtc_atomic_check in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the NULL Pointer Dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3220?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3220?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-3220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-27271, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3220, GHSA-xp6q-cm7h-qg74, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3220.