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CVE-2023-52911

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: another fix for the headless Adreno GPU Fix another oops reproducible when rebooting the board with the Adreno GPU wor…

Published Aug 21, 2024CWE-476EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2023-52911 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

drm/msm: another fix for the headless Adreno GPU

Fix another oops reproducible when rebooting the board with the Adreno

GPU working in the headless mode (e.g. iMX platforms).

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000 when read

[00000000] *pgd=74936831, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000

Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] ARM

CPU: 0 PID: 51 Comm: reboot Not tainted 6.2.0-rc1-dirty #11

Hardware name: Freescale i.MX53 (Device Tree Support)

PC is at msm_atomic_commit_tail+0x50/0x970

LR is at commit_tail+0x9c/0x188

pc : [<c06aa430>] lr : [<c067a214>] psr: 600e0013

sp : e0851d30 ip : ee4eb7eb fp : 00090acc

r10: 00000058 r9 : c2193014 r8 : c4310000

r7 : c4759380 r6 : 07bef61d r5 : 00000000 r4 : 00000000

r3 : c44cc440 r2 : 00000000 r1 : 00000000 r0 : 00000000

Flags: nZCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment none

Control: 10c5387d Table: 74910019 DAC: 00000051

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Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52911?

CVE-2023-52911 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-52911?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-52911?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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