Linux Kernel up to 6.1.46/6.4.11 ltdc_crtc_set_crc_source denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.46/6.4.11. Affected by this issue is the function ltdc_crtc_set_crc_source. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-53714. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.46/6.4.11. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function ltdc_crtc_set_crc_source. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/stm: ltdc: fix late dereference check In ltdc_crtc_set_crc_source(), struct drm_crtc was dereferenced in a container_of() before the pointer check. This could cause a kernel panic. Fix this smatch warning: drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c:1124 ltdc_crtc_set_crc_source() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'crtc' (see line 1119)

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-53714 since 10/22/2025. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.1.47 or 6.4.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 340dba127bbed51e8425cd8e097aacfadd175462/04fe3b82528232aa85a6c45464906d0727ef4f20/898a9e3f56db9860ab091d4bf41b6caa99aafc3d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2394). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell NetWorker

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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