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CVE-2023-53534: drm/mediatek: mtk_drm_crtc: Add checks for devm_kcalloc

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: mtk_drm_crtc: Add checks for devm_kcalloc As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL, the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.5 before 5.10.173; from 5.11 before 5.15.99; from 5.16 before 6.1.16; from 6.2 before 6.2.3 — fixed in 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf1e3bd7da625ccf9a22c8cb7d65271e6e47f4c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62952905e195f7350bc230cf0960a74ddbceed5d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67ea657c7891c2f86a7750395640d9bdf2555926
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d569ae98ee5490585929be69fea68047679b7b2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64b6dff15a38468b8cd33fc7864fa4e02b0933a

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