CVE-2023-53816

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs kgd_mem pointers returned by kfd_process_device_translate_handle are only guaranteed to be valid while p->mutex is held. As soon as the mutex is unlocked, another thread can free the BO.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedDec 9, 2025
First seenDec 9, 2025

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux5045360f3bb62ccd4f87202e33489f71f8bbc3fc, 5ca14fb5552ac13a2402d306c0bd2379a71610ff, 9da050b0d9e04439d225a2ec3044af70cdfb3933 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 ≤ v < 5045360f3bb62ccd4f87202e33489f71f8bbc3fc, 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 ≤ v < 5ca14fb5552ac13a2402d306c0bd2379a71610ff, 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 ≤ v < 9da050b0d9e04439d225a2ec3044af70cdfb3933, 3.195045360f3bb62ccd4f87202e33489f71f8bbc3fc, 5ca14fb5552ac13a2402d306c0bd2379a71610ff, 9da050b0d9e04439d225a2ec3044af70cdfb3933

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CVE-2023-53816 · Linux · Dark Radar