What is CVE-2023-53009?

CVE-2023-53009 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 6.1.9 and 6.2. CVE-2023-53009 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53009?

CVE-2023-53009 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-2023-53009?

Yes, CVE-2023-53009 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.9 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53009 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53009 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53009

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Add sync after creating vram bo There will be data corruption on vram allocated by svm if the initialization is not complete and application is writting on the memory. Adding sync to wait for the initialization completion is to resolve this issue.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-03-27

Last modified 2025-10-30

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.9, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.9 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92af2d3b57a1afdfdcafb1c6a07ffd89cf3e98fb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba029e9991d9be90a28b6a0ceb25e9a6fb348829

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53009

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-03-27

Modified 2025-10-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53009?

CVE-2023-53009 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 6.1.9 and 6.2. CVE-2023-53009 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53009?

CVE-2023-53009 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-2023-53009?

Yes. CVE-2023-53009 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.9 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53009 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2023-53009 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.