CVE-2023-54018

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel’s DRM/MSM/HDMI subsystem. Specifically, a missing check for the return value of alloc ordered workqueue can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in hdmi hdcp.c and hdmi hpd.c. This occurs when alloc ordered workqueue returns a NULL pointer.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.