Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel before 6.4.5 during nonblocking atomic commit and driver unload race condition in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c

Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel before 6.4.5 during nonblocking atomic commit and driver unload race condition in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c

CVE-2023-51043 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

In the Linux kernel before 6.4.5, drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c has a use-after-free during a race condition between a nonblocking atomic commit and a driver unload.

Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Distribution Independent Linux.