SB2025100449 - Memory leak in Linux kernel drm msm driver
Published: October 4, 2025 Updated: October 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025100449
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53562)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the msm_drm_uninit(), msm_init_vram() and msm_drm_init() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544711591a67a6da4d9f0f70ba3c805eb2548729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d476af96015891c7959f30838ae7a9749932bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02e8c1c5b3eb0b6193946194ac280f58f48b3b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3401e07ba98a94b978164b7e873c25e5fc82b4b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.3