What is CVE-2023-52678?

CVE-2023-52678 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2023-52678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52678?

CVE-2023-52678 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52678?

Yes, CVE-2023-52678 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-52678 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-52678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-52678

Medium

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?

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-09-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-754

CVE-2023-52678 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.75 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.14 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.2 6.7.x ✓ 6.8

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4525525cb7161d08f95d0e47025323dd10214313

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/499839eca34ad62d43025ec0b46b80e77065f6d8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac4e023ed7ab1c7c67d2d12b7b6198fcd099e5c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5024cce888e11e5688f77df81db9e14828495d64

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-52678

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-09-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52678?

CVE-2023-52678 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. CVE-2023-52678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-52678?

CVE-2023-52678 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-52678?

Yes. CVE-2023-52678 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-52678 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-52678 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.