CVE-2023-3355 Null pointer dereference in submit_lookup_cmds() in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c

What is CVE-2023-3355?

CVE-2023-3355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3355?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3355?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-3355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3355 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-27366, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3355, GHSA-9m5j-qrrv-jhf9, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3355.