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CVE-2023-53288
published 2025-09-16

CVE-2023-53288: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/client: Fix memory leak in drm_client_modeset_probe When a new mode is set to…

PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/client: Fix memory leak in drm_client_modeset_probe When a new mode is set to modeset->mode, the previous mode should be freed. This fixes the following kmemleak report: drm_mode_duplicate+0x45/0x220 [drm] drm_client_modeset_probe+0x944/0xf50 [drm] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0xb4/0x2c0 [drm_kms_helper] drm_fbdev_client_hotplug+0x2bc/0x4d0 [drm_kms_helper] drm_client_register+0x169/0x240 [drm] ast_pci_probe+0x142/0x190 [ast] local_pci_probe+0xdc/0x180 work_for_cpu_fn+0x4e/0xa0 process_one_work+0x8b7/0x1540 worker_thread+0x70a/0xed0 kthread+0x29f/0x340 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux——
linuxlinux>= 4.8.7 < 4.94.9
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 5d580017bdb9b3e930b6009e467e5e1589f8ca8a5d580017bdb9b3e930b6009e467e5e1589f8ca8a
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 5f2a12f64347f535c6ef55fa7eb36a2874d69b595f2a12f64347f535c6ef55fa7eb36a2874d69b59
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 1369d0c586ad44f2d18fe2f4cbc5bcb24132fa711369d0c586ad44f2d18fe2f4cbc5bcb24132fa71
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 917bef37cfaca07781c6fbaf6cd9404d27e64e6f917bef37cfaca07781c6fbaf6cd9404d27e64e6f
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 8108a494639e56aea77e7196a1d6ea89792b9d4a8108a494639e56aea77e7196a1d6ea89792b9d4a
linuxlinux>= a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c < 2329cc7a101af1a844fbf706c0724c0baea383652329cc7a101af1a844fbf706c0724c0baea38365
linuxlinux_kernel< 5.4.2515.4.251
linuxlinux_kernel——
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.191-15.10.191-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.52-16.1.52-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.4.11-16.4.11-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.4.11-16.4.11-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1235.15.123
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.426.1.42
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1885.10.188
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.4.76.4.7

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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