# CVE-2023-53562: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.20, 5.5, 5.11
- Published: 2025-10-04 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.19.169, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.91, fixed in 5.5; from 5.10.9, fixed in 5.11
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: fix vram leak on bind errors Make sure to release the VRAM buffer also in a case a subcomponent fails to bind. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/525094/

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544711591a67a6da4d9f0f70ba3c805eb2548729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02e8c1c5b3eb0b6193946194ac280f58f48b3b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3401e07ba98a94b978164b7e873c25e5fc82b4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d476af96015891c7959f30838ae7a9749932bf

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