# CVE-2023-53864: drm/mxsfb: Disable overlay plane in mxsfb\_plane\_overlay\_atomic\_disable()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mxsfb: Disable overlay plane in mxsfb_plane_overlay_atomic_disable() When disabling overlay plane in mxsfb_plane_overlay_atomic_update(), overlay plane's framebuffer pointer is NULL. So, dereferencing it would cause a kernel Oops(NULL pointer dereferencing). Fix the issue by disabling overlay plane in mxsfb_plane_overlay_atomic_disable() instead.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf2d4ca521d3acb57fc1607386e749b3cc92aaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f98de0a11d29821d9448114178ddc1b1fe32a18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa656d48e871a1b062e1bbf9474d8b831c35074c

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