# CVE-2023-53223: drm/msm/dsi: Add missing check for alloc\_ordered\_workqueue

- 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
- Published: 2025-09-15 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dsi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue as it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/517646/

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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/3e18f157faeeb59034404569e8e07cbe1c0030a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9257974858ee847b2e1fd552691b8ba5c2fc1c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9a4a9725c60f04326b5019a52ce15aee808506
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/540c66180afd59309a442d3bf1f2393464c8b4c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfe7a5386fde5a656ca06602b31bf50e26954cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a6499b1a53d854eda2b161b5c8a20296515dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/759ea5677c362fb1e3edc667260ba9f409dc931d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115906ca7b535afb1fe7b5406c566ccd3873f82b

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