CVE-2023-53550
published 2025-10-04CVE-2023-53550: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.13%
2.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: move to use bus_get_dev_root()")
the "amd_pstate" attributes where moved from a dedicated kobject to the
cpu root kobject.
While the dedicated kobject expects to contain kobj_attributes the root
kobject needs device_attributes.
As the changed arguments are not used by the callbacks it works most of
the time.
However CFI will detect this issue:
[ 4947.849350] CFI failure at dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 (target: show_status+0x0/0x70; expected type: 0x8651b1de)
...
[ 4947.849409] Call Trace:
[ 4947.849410]
[ 4947.849411] ? __warn+0xcf/0x1c0
[ 4947.849414] ? dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60
[ 4947.849415] ? report_cfi_failure+0x4e/0x60
[ 4947.849417] ? handle_cfi_failure+0x14c/0x1d0
[ 4947.849419] ? __cfi_show_status+0x10/0x10
[ 4947.849420] ? handle_bug+0x4f/0x90
[ 4947.849421] ? exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x60
[ 4947.849422] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[ 4947.849424] ? __cfi_show_status+0x10/0x10
[ 4947.849425] ? dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60
[ 4947.849426] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0xa6/0x110
[ 4947.849433] seq_read_iter+0x16c/0x4b0
[ 4947.849436] vfs_read+0x272/0x2d0
[ 4947.849438] ksys_read+0x72/0xe0
[ 4947.849439] do_syscall_64+0x76/0xb0
[ 4947.849440] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x252/0x650
[ 4947.849442] ? exc_page_fault+0x7a/0x1b0
[ 4947.849443] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.4.11-1 (forky) | linux 6.4.11-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 3666062b87ec8be4b85dc475dfb54bb17e10a7f6 < ddcfc33a20380508f7fea18e1c330abe17ed4fc0 | ddcfc33a20380508f7fea18e1c330abe17ed4fc0 |
| linux | linux | >= 3666062b87ec8be4b85dc475dfb54bb17e10a7f6 < 5e720f8c8c9d959283c3908bbf32a91a01a86547 | 5e720f8c8c9d959283c3908bbf32a91a01a86547 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.4.11-1 | 6.4.11-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.4 < 6.4.11 | 6.4.11 |
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_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
vendor_redhat·2025-10-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53550 [MEDIUM] kernel: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
kernel: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: move to use bus_get_dev_root()")
the "amd_pstate" attributes where moved from a dedicated kobject to the
cpu root kobject.
While the dedicated kobject expects to contain kobj_attributes the root
kobject needs device_attributes.
As the changed arguments are not used by the callbacks it works most of
the time.
However CFI will detect this issue:
[ 4947.849350] CFI failure at dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 (target: show_status+0x0/0x70; expected type: 0x8651b1de)
...
[ 4947.849409] Call Trace:
[ 4947.849410]
[ 4947.849411] ? __warn+0xcf/0x1c0
[ 4947.849414] ? dev_attr_show+0
Debian
CVE-2023-53550: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: am...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53550 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53550: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: am...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: move to use bus_get_dev_root()") the "amd_pstate" attributes where moved from a dedicated kobject to the cpu root kobject. While the dedicated kobject expects to contain kobj_attributes the root kobject needs device_attributes. As the changed arguments are not used by the callbacks it works most of the time. However CFI will detect this issue: [ 4947.849350] CFI failure at dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 (target: show_status+0x0/0x70; expected type: 0x8651b1de) ... [ 4947.849409] Call Trace: [ 4947.849410] [ 4947.849411] ? __warn+0xcf/0x1c0 [ 4947.849414] ? dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 [ 4947.849415] ? report_cfi_failure+0x4e/0x60 [ 4947.
GHSA
GHSA-m48w-fr7p-r6p2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In commit 3666062b87ec ("cp
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-04
CVE-2023-53550 [MEDIUM] GHSA-m48w-fr7p-r6p2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In commit 3666062b87ec ("cp
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type
In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: move to use bus_get_dev_root()")
the "amd_pstate" attributes where moved from a dedicated kobject to the
cpu root kobject.
While the dedicated kobject expects to contain kobj_attributes the root
kobject needs device_attributes.
As the changed arguments are not used by the callbacks it works most of
the time.
However CFI will detect this issue:
[ 4947.849350] CFI failure at dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 (target: show_status+0x0/0x70; expected type: 0x8651b1de)
...
[ 4947.849409] Call Trace:
[ 4947.849410]
[ 4947.849411] ? __warn+0xcf/0x1c0
[ 4947.849414] ? dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60
[ 4947.849415] ? report_cfi_failure+0x4e/0x60
[
OSV
CVE-2023-53550: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpuf
osv·2025-10-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53550 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53550: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpuf
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: amd-pstate: fix global sysfs attribute type In commit 3666062b87ec ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: move to use bus_get_dev_root()") the "amd_pstate" attributes where moved from a dedicated kobject to the cpu root kobject. While the dedicated kobject expects to contain kobj_attributes the root kobject needs device_attributes. As the changed arguments are not used by the callbacks it works most of the time. However CFI will detect this issue: [ 4947.849350] CFI failure at dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 (target: show_status+0x0/0x70; expected type: 0x8651b1de) ... [ 4947.849409] Call Trace: [ 4947.849410] [ 4947.849411] ? __warn+0xcf/0x1c0 [ 4947.849414] ? dev_attr_show+0x24/0x60 [ 4947.849415] ? report_cfi_failure+0x4e/0x60 [ 4947.
No detection rules found.
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2025-10-04
Published