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CVE-2023-53844: drm/ttm: Don't leak a resource on swapout move error

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2025-12-09 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Don't leak a resource on swapout move error If moving the bo to system for swapout failed, we were leaking a resource. Fix.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.14 — fixed in 6.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5b37ea6797d7a53e6dd004aa37e149f40199ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a590f03d8de7c4cb7ce4916dc7f2fd10711faabe
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4e0ce2af8a8f0ff3b89702a1e18d8ec2c4a834
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f037f6038736bd038ddb9c72de979a08cc1ee3b5

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