---
id: CVE-2023-53816
title: |-
  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
summary: |-
  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…
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.