CVE-2023-53248
published 2025-09-15CVE-2023-53248: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers When using cpu to…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.13%
3.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
When using cpu to update page tables, vm update fences are unused.
Install stub fence into these fence pointers instead of NULL
to avoid NULL dereference when calling dma_fence_wait() on them.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.52-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 < 78b25110eb8c6990f7f5096bc0136c12a2b4cc99 | 78b25110eb8c6990f7f5096bc0136c12a2b4cc99 |
| linux | linux | >= d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 < aa9e9ba5748c524eb0925a2ef6984b78793646d6 | aa9e9ba5748c524eb0925a2ef6984b78793646d6 |
| linux | linux | >= d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 < 187916e6ed9d0c3b3abc27429f7a5f8c936bd1f0 | 187916e6ed9d0c3b3abc27429f7a5f8c936bd1f0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.52-1 | 6.1.52-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.13-1 | 6.4.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.13-1 | 6.4.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.2 < 6.1.47 | 6.1.47 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.4.12 | 6.4.12 |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.186.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.200.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.202.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
vendor_redhat·2025-09-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53248 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
kernel: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
When using cpu to update page tables, vm update fences are unused.
Install stub fence into these fence pointers instead of NULL
to avoid NULL dereference when calling dma_fence_wait() on them.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (
Microsoft
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
vendor_msrc·2025-09-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53248 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Debian
CVE-2023-53248: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu:...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53248 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53248: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers When using cpu to update page tables, vm update fences are unused. Install stub fence into these fence pointers instead of NULL to avoid NULL dereference when calling dma_fence_wait() on them.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.52-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.4.13-1)
GHSA
GHSA-96mj-4fv4-g633: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
When using c
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-15
CVE-2023-53248 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-96mj-4fv4-g633: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
When using c
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers
When using cpu to update page tables, vm update fences are unused.
Install stub fence into these fence pointers instead of NULL
to avoid NULL dereference when calling dma_fence_wait() on them.
OSV
CVE-2023-53248: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers When using cpu
osv·2025-09-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53248 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53248: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers When using cpu
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: install stub fence into potential unused fence pointers When using cpu to update page tables, vm update fences are unused. Install stub fence into these fence pointers instead of NULL to avoid NULL dereference when calling dma_fence_wait() on them.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-09-15
Published