# CVE-2023-52561: arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-db845c: Mark cont splash memory region as reserved

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.56, 6.5.6
- Published: 2024-03-02 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 6.1.56; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.5.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: dts: qcom: sdm845-db845c: Mark cont splash memory region as reserved Adding a reserved memory region for the framebuffer memory (the splash memory region set up by the bootloader). It fixes a kernel panic (arm-smmu: Unhandled context fault at this particular memory region) reported on DB845c running v5.10.y.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.56, 6.5.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bdc8977543f340adc8f63ddd336805805aed28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ef99aa56089e9a2126648a56b93ac2004224e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1ab6577475b0460ba4261cd9caec37bd62ca0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82dacd0ca0d9640723824026d6fdf773c02de1d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/110e70fccce4f22b53986ae797d665ffb1950aa6

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