What is CVE-2023-53074?

CVE-2023-53074 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53074?

CVE-2023-53074 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-2023-53074?

Yes, CVE-2023-53074 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2023-53074 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-53074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-53074

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix ttm_bo calltrace warning in psp_hw_fini The call trace occurs when the amdgpu is removed after the mode1 reset. During mode1 reset, from suspend to resume, there is no need to reinitialize the ta firmware buffer which caused the bo pin_count increase redundantly. [ 489.885525] Call Trace: [ 489.885525] <TASK> [ 489.885526] amdttm_bo_put+0x34/0x50 [amdttm] [ 489.885529] amdgpu_bo_free_kernel+0xe8/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 489.885620] psp_free_shared_bufs+0xb7/0x150 [amdgpu] [ 489.885720] psp_hw_fini+0xce/0x170 [amdgpu] [ 489.885815] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x2ff/0x413 [amdgpu] [ 489.885960] ? blocking_notifier_chain_unregister+0x56/0xb0 [ 489.885962] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x51/0x60 [amdgpu] [ 489.886049] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x5a/0x140 [amdgpu] [ 489.886132] ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x60/0x90 [ 489.886134] pci_device_remove+0x3e/0xb0 [ 489.886135] __device_release_driver+0x1ab/0x2a0 [ 489.886137] driver_detach+0xf3/0x140 [ 489.886138] bus_remove_driver+0x6c/0xf0 [ 489.886140] driver_unregister+0x31/0x60 [ 489.886141] pci_unregister_driver+0x40/0x90 [ 489.886142] amdgpu_exit+0x15/0x451 [amdgpu]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-02

Last modified 2025-11-12

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 4.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.21, 6.2.8, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.21 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.8 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-53074 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/23f4a2d29ba57bf88095f817de5809d427fcbe7e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a7c647ebf6e376c45d8322568dd6eb71937139
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be9a2f8c5179520a7d5570e648e0c97d09e4fae
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-53074

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-02

Modified 2025-11-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53074?

CVE-2023-53074 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and has been patched in 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. CVE-2023-53074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53074?

CVE-2023-53074 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-2023-53074?

Yes — CVE-2023-53074 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.21, 6.2.8 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2023-53074 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-53074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.