CVE-2023-53388

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: Clean dangling pointer on bind err...

CVE-2023-53388 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53388, released September 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
4th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: Clean dangling pointer on bind error path mtk_drm_bind() can fail, in which case drm_dev_put() is called, destroying the drm_device object. However a pointer to it was still being held in the private object, and that pointer would be passed along to DRM in mtk_drm_sys_prepare() if a suspend were triggered at that point, resulting in a panic. Clean the pointer when destroying the object in the error path to prevent this from happening.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.20-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53388 Sep 18, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.1.20-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53388 Sep 18, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.1.20-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53388 Sep 18, 2025

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