{"id":"CVE-2023-53816","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs\n\nkgd_mem pointers returned by kfd_process_device_translate_handle are\nonly guaranteed to be valid while p->mutex is held","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs\n\nkgd_mem pointers returned by kfd_process_device_translate_handle are\nonly guaranteed to be valid while p->mutex is held. As soon…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 < 5045360f3bb62ccd4f87202e33489f71f8bbc3fc","Linux >= 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 < 5ca14fb5552ac13a2402d306c0bd2379a71610ff","Linux >= 4a488a7ad71401169cecee75dc94bcce642e2c53 < 9da050b0d9e04439d225a2ec3044af70cdfb3933","Linux 3.19"],"published":"2025-12-09","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:17:49.397","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53816","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5045360f3bb62ccd4f87202e33489f71f8bbc3fc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ca14fb5552ac13a2402d306c0bd2379a71610ff","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da050b0d9e04439d225a2ec3044af70cdfb3933","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00141,"epssPercentile":0.03385,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:37:25.241793Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.421Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53816","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amdkfd: fix potential kgd_mem UAFs\n\nkgd_mem pointers returned by kfd_process_device_translate_handle are\nonly guaranteed to be valid while p->mutex is held. As soon as the mutex\nis unlocked, another thread can free the BO.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}