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high 7.8

CVE-2023-52678 json

drm/amdkfd: Confirm list is non-empty before utilizing list_first_entry in kfd_topology.c

published 2024-05-17 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57302

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdkfd: Confirm list is non-empty before utilizing list_first_entry in kfd_topology.c

Before using list_first_entry, make sure to check that list is not empty, if list is empty return -ENODATA.

Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1347 kfd_create_indirect_link_prop() warn: can 'gpu_link' even be NULL? drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1428 kfd_add_peer_prop() warn: can 'iolink1' even be NULL? drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../amdkfd/kfd_topology.c:1433 kfd_add_peer_prop() warn: can 'iolink2' even be NULL?

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.76-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.6.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52678

  • linux-gcp-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1
  • linux-hwe-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2
  • linux-oem-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1024.25
  • linux-azure-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1
  • linux-riscv-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-40.40.1~22.04.1
  • linux-nvidia-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1021.22
  • linux-oracle-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1
  • linux-starfive-6.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52678

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-25.1
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-52678 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: drm/amdkfd: Confirm list is non-empty before utilizing list_first_entry in kfd_topology.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
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References

Sources

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