{"id":"CVE-2023-53288","summary":"drm/client: Fix memory leak in drm_client_modeset_probe","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/client: Fix memory leak in drm_client_modeset_probe\n\nWhen a new mode is set to modeset-\u003emode, the previous mode should be freed.\nThis fixes the following kmemleak report:\n\ndrm_mode_duplicate+0x45/0x220 [drm]\ndrm_client_modeset_probe+0x944/0xf50 [drm]\n__drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0xb4/0x2c0 [drm_kms_helper]\ndrm_fbdev_client_hotplug+0x2bc/0x4d0 [drm_kms_helper]\ndrm_client_register+0x169/0x240 [drm]\nast_pci_probe+0x142/0x190 [ast]\nlocal_pci_probe+0xdc/0x180\nwork_for_cpu_fn+0x4e/0xa0\nprocess_one_work+0x8b7/0x1540\nworker_thread+0x70a/0xed0\nkthread+0x29f/0x340\nret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30","modified":"2026-04-11T12:46:44.475356Z","published":"2025-09-16T08:11:21.150Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1","SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1","SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1","SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1","SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1","SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1","SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1","SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1","SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1","SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1","SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1","SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1"],"database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53288.json","cna_assigner":"Linux"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1369d0c586ad44f2d18fe2f4cbc5bcb24132fa71"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2329cc7a101af1a844fbf706c0724c0baea38365"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d580017bdb9b3e930b6009e467e5e1589f8ca8a"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f2a12f64347f535c6ef55fa7eb36a2874d69b59"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8108a494639e56aea77e7196a1d6ea89792b9d4a"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917bef37cfaca07781c6fbaf6cd9404d27e64e6f"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53288.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53288"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"a2889606636d135148de101fe3311dfea67baf1c"},{"fixed":"5d580017bdb9b3e930b6009e467e5e1589f8ca8a"},{"fixed":"5f2a12f64347f535c6ef55fa7eb36a2874d69b59"},{"fixed":"1369d0c586ad44f2d18fe2f4cbc5bcb24132fa71"},{"fixed":"917bef37cfaca07781c6fbaf6cd9404d27e64e6f"},{"fixed":"8108a494639e56aea77e7196a1d6ea89792b9d4a"},{"fixed":"2329cc7a101af1a844fbf706c0724c0baea38365"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0cc98b5963f8886887aab0ded61970bdccfc2350"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53288.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.9.0"},{"fixed":"5.4.251"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.5.0"},{"fixed":"5.10.188"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.123"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.42"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.4.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53288.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}