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. 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52678. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-52678 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4525525cb7161d08f95d0e47025323dd10214313
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/499839eca34ad62d43025ec0b46b80e77065f6d8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac4e023ed7ab1c7c67d2d12b7b6198fcd099e5c
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

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 Awaiting data

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 . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-52678. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.