# CVE-2026-23366: drm/client: Do not destroy NULL modes

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-25 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/client: Do not destroy NULL modes 'modes' in drm_client_modeset_probe may fail to kcalloc. If this occurs, we jump to 'out', calling modes_destroy on it, which dereferences it. This may result in a NULL pointer dereference in the error case. Prevent that.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3ca5f82346cc23c0a71f1ceb006115ff6b0745
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa3e33f0c7f2679ac599a09e3102c8f716a6321
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c601fd5414315fc515f746b499110e46272e7243

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