CVE-2023-54144

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Fix kernel warning during topology setup This patch fixes the following kernel warning seen during driver load by correctly initializing the p2plink attr before creating the sysfs file: [ +0.002865] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ +0.002327] kobject: '(null)' (0000000056260cfb): is not initialized, yet kobject_put() is being called. [ +0.004780] WARNING: CPU: 32 PID: 1006 at lib/kobject.c:718 kobject_put+0xaa/0x1c0 [ +0.001361] Call Trace: [ +0.001234] <TASK> [ +0.001067] kfd_remove_sysfs_node_entry+0x24a/0x2d0 [amdgpu] [ +0.003147] kfd_topology_update_sysfs+0x3d/0x750 [amdgpu] [ +0.002890] kfd_topology_add_device+0xbd7/0xc70 [amdgpu] [ +0.002844] ? lock_release+0x13c/0x2e0 [ +0.001936] ? smu_cmn_send_smc_msg_with_param+0x1e8/0x2d0 [amdgpu] [ +0.003313] ? amdgpu_dpm_get_mclk+0x54/0x60 [amdgpu] [ +0.002703] kgd2kfd_device_init.cold+0x39f/0x4ed [amdgpu] [ +0.002930] amdgpu_amdkfd_device_init+0x13d/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ +0.002944] amdgpu_device_init.cold+0x1464/0x17b4 [amdgpu] [ +0.002970] ? pci_bus_read_config_word+0x43/0x80 [ +0.002380] amdgpu_driver_load_kms+0x15/0x100 [amdgpu] [ +0.002744] amdgpu_pci_probe+0x147/0x370 [amdgpu] [ +0.002522] local_pci_probe+0x40/0x80 [ +0.001896] work_for_cpu_fn+0x10/0x20 [ +0.001892] process_one_work+0x26e/0x5a0 [ +0.002029] worker_thread+0x1fd/0x3e0 [ +0.001890] ? process_one_work+0x5a0/0x5a0 [ +0.002115] kthread+0xea/0x110 [ +0.001618] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ +0.002422] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [ +0.001808] </TASK> [ +0.001103] irq event stamp: 59837 [ +0.001718] hardirqs last enabled at (59849): [<ffffffffb30fab12>] __up_console_sem+0x52/0x60 [ +0.004414] hardirqs last disabled at (59860): [<ffffffffb30faaf7>] __up_console_sem+0x37/0x60 [ +0.004414] softirqs last enabled at (59654): [<ffffffffb307d9c7>] irq_exit_rcu+0xd7/0x130 [ +0.004205] softirqs last disabled at (59649): [<ffffffffb307d9c7>] irq_exit_rcu+0xd7/0x130 [ +0.004203] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-12-24
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.0.19, 6.1.5, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.0
Fixed in
✓ 6.0.19 6.0.x ✓ 6.1.5 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54144 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2023-54144?

    CVE-2023-54144 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.0.19, 6.1.5 and 6.2. CVE-2023-54144 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54144?

    Yes — CVE-2023-54144 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.19, 6.1.5 and 6.2. 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-2023-54144 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2023-54144 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.