NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53833

Vulnerability identifier: #VU119724

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53833

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the intel_prepare_plane_fb() function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic_plane.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amlogic
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dlm-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-allwinner
dtb-freescale
dtb-lg
dtb-amazon
dtb-aarch64
kernel-default-vdso
dtb-mediatek
dtb-xilinx
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-altera
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dtb-renesas
dtb-apm
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-broadcom
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-rockchip
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 6.1.30
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_34-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_133-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-193.185.1.el8_2, 4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4, 4.18.0-372.179.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-477.128.1.el8_8, 5.14.0-70.165.1.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.156.1.el9_2
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-70.165.1.rt21.237.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.156.1.rt14.441.el9_2
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.118.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.133.1.150500.6.65.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b3c0d2d1685ba40b0af4ee1f8d8824a73870f88
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41d985902c153c31c616fe183cf2ee331e95ecb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf25cc21beff4fd2e730573845a266504b21bb2
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.30

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel i915 display driver
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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt
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