4.1

CVE-2023-52862: drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer dereference in error message

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52862DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52862
Published 21-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52862 is a medium (CVSS 4.1) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer dereference in error message This patch fixes a null pointer dereference in the error message that is printed when the Display Core (DC) fails to initialize. The original message includes the DC version number, which is undefined if the DC is not initialized.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu75 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 9788d087caffd8358d6e14349ee69d9385666719, < 97ef07182ac46b069bb5e7d46cb903a764d67898 | ≥ 9788d087caffd8358d6e14349ee69d9385666719, < 8b72c5d4a5d25e76b16283397c40b8b3c0d70019 | ≥ 9788d087caffd8358d6e14349ee69d9385666719, < 0c3601a2fbfb265ce283651480e30c8e60459112 | 6.5
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.5, < 6.5.12 | ≥ 6.6, < 6.6.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.6.8-1

3 vendors · 78 products

References

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