Vulnerability · Published Dec 24, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2023-54138drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on irq uninstall
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In plain English
A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix NULL-deref on irq uninstall In case of early initialisation errors and on platforms that do not use the DPU controller, the deinitilisation code can be called with the kms pointer set to NULL. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525104/
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.37-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-83.92 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1044.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1046.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1046.53.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1041.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1041.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1027.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1037.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1039.45 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1041.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-83.92 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1032.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1017.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1004.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1042.48 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1037.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1025.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54138 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | f026e431cf861197dc03217d1920b38b80b31dd9 – before e2d1cc82ad509c07a9ab0ab4bf88b6613fbf784bf026e431cf861197dc03217d1920b38b80b31dd9 – before dd8ce825b165acf997689c5ffa45d6a7a1fc0260f026e431cf861197dc03217d1920b38b80b31dd9 – before bafa985acff9b0ed53957beff33c18be08d6b9a6f026e431cf861197dc03217d1920b38b80b31dd9 – before 72092e34742e8b34accdadfa7bd9a13cf255a531f026e431cf861197dc03217d1920b38b80b31dd9 – before cd459c005de3e2b855a8cc7768e633ce9d018e9f |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d1cc82ad509c07a9ab0ab4bf88b6613fbf784b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8ce825b165acf997689c5ffa45d6a7a1fc0260
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bafa985acff9b0ed53957beff33c18be08d6b9a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72092e34742e8b34accdadfa7bd9a13cf255a531
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd459c005de3e2b855a8cc7768e633ce9d018e9f