# CVE-2023-53605: drm: amd: display: Fix memory leakage

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: amd: display: Fix memory leakage This commit fixes memory leakage in dc_construct_ctx() function.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d473c55ce1975c9e601c25293328a5039225d2b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ae15ebaefc4878d614f10cc56ea672f88cea582
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ace0dd67ee386be1ddcf59dab49d6d9a54e62e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bdea8ee92a6abc650b2189fd5c53f36859baecb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8701be1f66064ca72733c5f6e13748cdbf8397

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