CVE-2023-52862 drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer dereference in error message

What is CVE-2023-52862?

CVE-2023-52862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer dereference in error message

This patch fixes a null pointer dereference in the error message that is printed when the Display Core (DC) fails to initialize. The original message includes the DC version number, which is undefined if the DC is not initialized.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52862?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-52862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52862 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 BELL-CVE-2023-52862, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52862, GHSA-x9mx-786j-jh4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52862.